Hero Patterns in Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Lightning Thief.

Hero Palterns

in RickRiordan's

Percv

Jackon

&

the

Olympians:

the

Liehtnine

Thief

A Thesis

Stbtn tun in

Pa

ial

Fqi

Mt

to &e

RequiMht

F0

th. Depee

ofsajuo

sast

ADELINA PIJTRI

06 185 053

ENCLISH DDPARTMENT

FACULTY

OF

LETTERS

ANDALAS

UNIVERSITY

PADANG

2010

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CHAP'TER

1

INTRODUCTION

1,1The Backgrou d olihe Rcscarch

LiLe,ary works a'e dilided

!

o rh'€e lorns, dEy xre ptuse, _toent,

aod d'a,na

li

lhn

rhesn

dc,

wrilo

locuscs on a prosc nction, novcl. Nolel ir

r

knld.lLitcrar!

trorls llDt rccords an! knid ot nio\crncnt ni

!

y,.rcry

l.ne

lure islhelilalreco'dolhumanlile Aslfudtui $!L.s

i

his

book

Ai

lnrroduclio

of

{he Srud!

ol l,ncmlur

,"l.ilcralu.c is

.

vilal

rcco(l

.l

lvlrr

ind

{ve

see in lilc. \4ra1 rhc! harc c\Nricmcd

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ir.

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rh.!

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thougx.

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sav. tr

io\cloi

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ctr

c.Dr

ni.rre hir

o

he.

ielli,i.c.

fr

i

on

idca

nesage

n'd

rfo.mat,on bsocLaled N

l[

huimi

Iltili

c.nichm is one olc.ilicl5m thit car be used for afalyzirs

iire.rry

r'.r[

?\...'difs

ro

Cucrir.

M!1h crnic is concern.d ro s!eli out rlrose mystenous

ele

e

s

rlial iDloinr ceirah

her.y

wo,k and thll clicil,

*nlr

dlmon uncaDDt lorcc demaric and

uilcral

human rcd.tion'(I1r)

\ovcL as o

r

ol rhe nLe'a'v

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dd

_{tiesenls a]}

ft

r] irner$irg

stor es

The write. lhoosa thn novel be'ausc Rick RiordaD

is

rh€ aurh''

€n

dcscribe

abo

lhe G@k Cod m)dolo:v nt nodern wav

ilc

has his

nlr!e,sioraboulllEG'eekGodsn\'lhologv

Iledescribcsto$e'eadet'

as

ll€

son

olcod

Petcy, rhe ranr characterolrhG Dovel dr'uld sotle tltc

trobleDs and save hh lidnaptcd molher

lion

(]ndenvond The $orY

seems to be so real ihal Dules

lh'

reader dldg irrto rh€ $oB and slan

r'

behe!€ it

rally

happcns in Dlodcrn

life

lt beconcs thc ntre esti'r8 pan

ol

rhn nolel, because nowadavs rhete is tro

Gtc[

Gods e\nren Here lhe

wrncr sees

tlut

lhe novcl consins

ol

m}1hic

onlerr

The

i'!'l

hA Lh' conle r olthe co.cepl oi i\'1h esirecialiv rlre iierojournel

concsp(

lhe

joutrrcy rhd Rio'dar's uMergocs evoltes thc !1ages

ol$e

hero parlcrns

The *.terconducl rlrc\ninonrrllr c!.le bv Joseph CanrpLrell as leiedcd

nrrien,d

characrei\ jives nrorlreesrases nrey aredepafturc, Lialion'

,id

rhe rerum Thctelitt. lhe wriler emilles ihis $udv,

llero

li{tid

s in

,!rckso.

d Tbe

Olur

Thili

1.2 Thr ldenlilicrtion

oltllc

Problctn

ln ni,s research Ihe Mner locuses the problem on Percv Jictson s

jou

rcy to save his rDther rvho is kntnapped

bt

Hader, Iind his idenliir

since he kno$s rlDr he

ii

son ot a God oI DeDigods Dd dre pa(e'ns or

heroicDessoilhc mani characrd nr

tick

Riodan's

lercr-hqt$!

and T1lr

CII{PTER

.l

c()NCj,usloi{

r!!t!o!

4r e!!!r!! \

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rqllrgnll]ls

Thc secofd siage

n

initialiN

tn dris srasc thc |ero

ta(

$e rcaL

fhielbt

Rlck

Riordu

rhewrilerfirds sone jDrpodan poinls .l.he

s,ildr

find!lhar

lhe

trhor sh.Rslo lhc reade( _{sonE slcps that have} treeD _taccd

b\

th. Jha n characte. D .rdor ro

fi

inj

hir _rounev

|e

t|s

_to

tirc

_sofrc e\a'nnurors

h

his

tfc

dcludijrs _{|Jrobtetr,s, rists, and d.nser.us rtrings}

rhe (eps olrhe hcro

jdmcy

crn bc div,ded

irr.

lh,ce _{nagcsi deDantr,.s.}

oiliarion\.

ird

_{rcr!.n. D.od!.ed trl,Joseph canrirbrll}

The

liN

$rge is tlF depantrre

Ii

_{ttrjs dagc. pc.cJ}

J.ckifr.

_:s

lh.

main .hi.a.rer

Mnh

b

srvc trn nrolat

nottw

lnd dtrroq

/ru!

\lasrer

a.lt,

$lri.h

his beef nolcn Lv 5omeore

cke r|

rhis rrrrr.. l,erc! beg ns

his _r.uhev

ti! lerirog

horr

r.

survne and face

anlrn's

tr l?ontothin

rj

rulfill h s qtrcn Thc

rui(ocar

_nrd

i

_{otrtre nages otdepanu,t in thk}

rolel

beciuse dre fra

n

chxracte. _{rehccs aod tells doubr abolr his}

lenlure rvhich _{c.nsi$s ol mrun:fg and}

nraii chamcre^

res

b

savc hrs nrodlL

N,lnsle. Boll rod prores rhar lre

do6

nor

consisi

olr]t

lerics.lhils.

_{rtR tuecrjng}

lightng

Per.l' _{Jackson as thc}

morher and relumed

the

.$

steal

tlDl Bolr

l.

_{rhis {dgc.}

wih

t]t

_soddcs. ANrheosis.

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