LITERATURE ANALYSIS NUMERO DOS (#2)

"The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan

THEME: The theme of this book is mostly about being brave, having determination, and never giving up. Half-bloods go through many obstacles to obtain the Golden Fleece. The Golden Fleece was important because the tree that was protecting the camp where the half-bloods live was dying and the only way to save it and make it come back to life was to obtain the Golden Fleece because it had the power to heal. They needed it or else monsters would come into the camp. These half-bloods know that their lives are in danger because outside of the camp there are monsters and they can smell half-bloods and hunt them down but these kids are willing to risk their lives to save everyone in the camp and throughout the book they are facing obstacles but they never seem to give up until they reach their destination and objective.

TONE: When I hear the author's voice the first thing I think of is of adventures and taking risks. I think of this because the author makes every situation seem so exciting. He is always ready for anything that is about to happen and he explains how he feels the rush of adrenaline in him. In some particular parts I also hear the author's tone of wonder and be wilderness.  The part that I see this the most is when the author finds out that he has a brother that he never knew about in his life. Since he did not have contact with his dad which was the God of the ocean and sea (Poseidon) he feels betrayed and he is now starting to wonder why he never got to be with his dad and his other brother did. He wondered if his dad like his brother better and he wondered how life would be if he actually new his dad and spent time with him.

PLOT: The plot of this book is about Percy, Annabeth, and Tyson going to look for the cyclops Polyphemus because he has the Golden Fleece which is the remedy to the poisoned tree and he also has their friend Grover captured and as a prisoner so they went to get him out of there as well.

DICTION/ SYNTAX: The way the author uses and puts words and phrases in the book is amazing. It is amazing because his use of words create a lot of suspense. It creates so much suspense that it is hard to put the book down and all you want to do is keep on reading because you want to know what is going to happen next in the story. It makes you want to be there too and you end up having the same goals as the main character.

CHARACTERS: The main character of the book is Percy Jackson the son of Poseidon. He is the protagonist of the book and he always worries about others and is curious about everything. Other characters are Annabeth and Grover which are Percy's friends and Tyson his cyclops brother. Some other characters that come out in the book would be Chiron the Activities Director of Camp Half-Blood and Percy's half-blood enemy Luke.