WARNING: THERE ARE SPOILERS THAT ARE FURTHER INTO “The Lightning Thief”. Percy’s experiences align with the Hero’s Journey by connecting hand-in-hand with each other between Act 1 and Act 2. First, both the Hero’s Journey and Percy’s experiences relate to Act 1, paragraph 3. Percy first experiences “The Call to Adventure” by being chased by the Minotaur. “The Call to Adventure” is referred as; “In most cases, there is some event leading to danger that starts the adventure; sometimes the hero stumbles upon the quest on accident.” On page 50, it says,“His neck was a mass of muscle and fur leading up to his enormous head, which had a snout as long as my arm; so this is a sign of danger that we can infer will lead up to a quest. Also, on page 50-51, it says, “‘Pasiphae’s son,’ my mother said. ‘I wish I’d known how badly they…show more content… ‘Names have power.’” Eventually, Percy finds that Zeus’ master lightning bolt has been stolen and he must retrieve it before the summer solstice. Next, Percy is put into the chaos of meeting Medusa, which will be part of the tasks in which he must use to prepare himself for “The Supreme Ordeal” (Act 1, “Entering the Unknown”). Percy meets Medusa at a gnome emporium, and finds soon that he must fight her. Although Percy knows little knowledge about this malicious creature, Annabeth informs him much more information about her. As Annabeth’s information is fresh in his brain, he uses it to slay Medusa. Finally, Percy goes through “The Road of Trials” with
