The Mark of Athena Theme

The theme of The Mark Of Athena is redemption. This is the theme because at the begining of the story the group is shunned by the Romans and they want to destroy them. They need to go to Rome to save their friend Nico, get the lost statue of Athena, and get all the way back to Long Island Sound to save Camp Halfblood. If they can do all that they can redeem themselves and save the day. It will be very hard to complete these tasks because two evil giants are guarding Nico and they can't be killed unless they have the help of a god.  The statue is guarded by Arachne, Athena's mortal enemy. She was turned into the first spider a long time ago when she thought she could beat Athena in a weaving contest. She is also one of Annabeths worst fears. Then when they finally complete all these tasks they have to get back to Camp Halfblood which is a whole ocean away. If they complete all these tasks they will have more than redeemed themselves.

Coach Hedge

Coach Hedge is the main characters caretaker and supervisor during their journey. He watches over them, protects them, and makes sure they stay out of trouble. He is hyper active and is always looking for a fight. He loves karate and professional wrestling. I can connect this to myself because he reminds me of my dad. My dad is crazy, hyperactive, always yelling just like Coach Hedge. He would do anything for me and the wrestling team. Thats how I connected

Gerard The Donkey

Most of the main charecters have a steed or animal they ride. Percy has a pegesus named Blackjack that has been his friend since he saved him from a monster infested boat. Jason has a wind spirit named Tempest that he rides who can be pretty uncontrollable. Hazel has Arion who is the fastest most obnoxious horse in the world. The way I connect this to myself is that i live next to a barn and 3 or 4 donkies and horses's live there. Our favorite is a donkey that we name Gerard he is always hungry and sometimes we take him carrots. One time he rolled on the floor on his back a dog it was really funny. I love Gerard as much as Percy loves Blackjack he is the best.

Boating

One of the main characters Percy Jackson has the power to control boats and the ocean at will. I can connect this to myself because I have gone boating and it was a really cool experience. Unlike the main character I could not control the boat with my mind. We want to the East Fork State Park, we tubed and kneeboard while we were there it was so cool. I got up on the kneeboard on my first try and got outside the wake it was so cool. At one point we stopped the boat and swam around a little. We had a lot of fun that day and it was a really cool experience. Maybe not as cool as being able to control the water and steer the boat but it was still fun. I would do it again any time!