Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Chapter Summaries
By Rose
Chapter 19 – We Found Out the Truth, Sort of
They arrive at the Field of Asphodel with millions of the undead roaming in the darkness.
They walk deeper into Asphodel when Grover’s sneakers sprout wings and lift him up. His magic words have no effect. Annabeth and Percy followed him as he was dragged through a tunnel towards a chasm, the place in Percy’s dream. One sneaker finally came loose and Percy and Annabeth helped Grover to stop.
They return their course and enter the house of Hades. Hades tells Percy he is brave to come. Percy tells him he has two requests. He explains a war among god would be very bad and asks for Zeus’s master bolt so he can carry it to Olympus. Hades tells him that Percy is the thief, and he stole the bolt on the Winter Solstice and wants Percy to return his helm or he will stop death.
Hades tells Percy the bolt is in his backpack and sure enough it was. Percy thinks of using the pearls, and Hades asks for them and makes Percy take them out against his will. Hades tells Percy the pearls only saves one person at a time. Percy now knows he has been tricked.
Percy gives a pearl each to his friends and one for himself promising his mother he’ll comeback for her, for the he must return the bolt to Olympus. He promised Hades he would return his helm. The three smash the pearls at their feet and are lifted up into the sky and resurfaced at the Santa Monica Pier.
Questions:Do you think Percy chose wisely in his use with the pearls?
What other things do you wish to discuss in this chapter?
What are your favorite quotes?
Memorable Quotes:Percy: “Charon wants a pay raise.”
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