Literary Analysis

In The Sea Of Monsters, by Rick Riordan a boy named Percy Jackson is a demi god that the immortal world depends on. His camp that he stays at over summer to train for his fighting skills and everything else, is slowly weakening because the tree that holds up the magical borders has been poisoned. So they set out on a quest to go get the golden fleece because it has powers that can cure anything. Beside that, they have to go rescue his friend Grover because he was out on a quest and he was captured by a cyclops. That cyclops is also the same cyclops who holds the golden fleece.  

The theme of the story would probably be courage and friendship. It took a lot of courage for Percy to go set out on this quest because it wasn't his quest. Also because he wasn't allowed to leave the camp or else he would be kicked out of the camp forever and he broke the rules and went for his friend and the fleece. The theme would also be friendship because Percy cares that much about his friend that he would go after him and save him, even though it puts his life at risk too.

The authors tone in the story is sounding like he wants Percy to be mad most of the time. He's always getting into trouble at school even though its not always his fault. His actions also show how angry he can get at times to. "Strength coursed through my body. I raised my sword and attacked, forgetting that I was hopelessly outmatched." This line shows how a cyclops got Percy mad and he used all his rage to fight the monster and beat him almost to a pulp.

The author uses a lot imagery that helped me understand the surroundings around the characters. "In the meadow at the base of the ravine, several dozen sheep were milling around. They looked peaceful enough, but they were huge-the size of hippos"(Riordan, 202). In this quote he was describing a little bit about the island and the animals that lived there. "Standing right next to me was a guy in nylon running shorts and a New York City Marathon T-shirt. He was slim and fit, with salt-and-pepper hair and a sly smile" (Riordan,98). In this quote he is describing a runner that he saw while he was out at night at the beach and he came running by. The author uses a good amount of illustration to help me paint pictures in my head and understand the surrounding and the characters better.

Antigone vs Creon

In Antigone, by Sophocles two brothers named Eteocles and Polyneices kill each other. Eteocles gets to be buried but Polyneices doesn’t. So Antigone goes against Creon for her brothers right to be buried.

Throughout the story Antigone doesn’t turn her back on her family and stays loyal to her family. Antigone says, “That must be your excuse, I suppose. But as for me, I will bury the brother I love” (Prologue,68) This shows that Antigone is loyal to her family because she doesn’t care what others think, as long as she gives her brother the respect he needs. In the prologue Antigone states that her brother must be buried because it is the law of the gods. Creon doesn’t have any respect for his family but is loyal to the state. Creon says, “As long as I am king, no traitor is going to be honored with the loyal man’ (Scene 1,49). He is loyal to the state because he thinks that he is better than everyone and everyone lives under him and the law. In scene 1, Creon says that Polyneices will not be buried because he went against the law. That shows that he is not loyal to his family because he respects the law more than his family. This shows how Antigone and Creon are different because they have respect for different things.

Both Antigone and Creon can also be the same in some ways. Antigone says, “Creon is not strong enough to stand in my way” (Prologue,36) In scene 2 Antigone tells Creon that she did bury Polyneices and she was scared or ashamed of her actions. Creon also takes pride in his decisions and actions. Creon says, “Whatever you say, you will not change my mind” (Scene 74,76). Creon doesn’t care about what Terisias says, he just has too much and doesn’t want to lose it by burying Polyneices.

Overall Antigone and Creon aren’t that much different. They both let their pride get to the best of them. Although the difference is, is they have respect for two different things.

vocab #6

1. Going to school inevitable, unless you drop out or get sick.
2. My little cousin has a phobia of clowns, he cries when he sees them.
3. She tries to seclude her diary so no one finds it.
4. He tried to rebuke the by calling him out.
5. The guy was notorious  for bank robbing
6. The team offers  fluctuate because the guy is good at football.
7. If you aren't candid with your lover, then you might get in trouble with them.
8. The sophomoric kid kept wining and complaining because he couldn't go out and play.