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Aug 11, 2012 07:22PM
So I've read the whole series and recently I started rereading this and I noticed some things.... Like the burnt offerings. Do they keep doing that in the other books 'cause I don't think so. And the thing about how you shouldn't say the names of the gods or monsters. They don't do that in the other books. Correct me if I'm wrong though.
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Good observation. I think the burnt offering thing is part of the "background" of the novel, the things that happen that aren't necessarily written. As for the names of the gods thing, that could be an oversight, but I think that Percy starts to have less respect for the gods...no, that's not it, but I'm not sure how to explain it. I'm not sure what to make of that. I've noticed how authors kind of drop some of the things they started with in the first book sometimes. That could be what's happening.
Yeah that's right. Thanks! Also he wasn't really at camp often enough to do those things in the future maybe.
I think that percy starts to not care about the monsters and gods. He doesn't care what happens to him as long as he can protect his friends and family. Thats why he says the names of monsters and gods.
Brenna wrote: "I think that percy starts to not care about the monsters and gods. He doesn't care what happens to him as long as he can protect his friends and family. Thats why he says the names of monsters and ..."i agree
The burnt offerings kind of continue I think
The burnt offering continues of course, but it's more of a small, insignificant fact. Repeating about the offerings EVERY time would be as strange as the author writing that the character was sitting on the toilet. It'd feel strange. Thus, repetition in books is avoided so the readers don't get annoyed by the same thing over and over again.
That is true. Usually authors only repeat things if they are important. Like if Percy sent a special offering to his dad or something then it would be acknowledged.
4abi wrote: "That is true. Usually authors only repeat things if they are important. Like if Percy sent a special offering to his dad or something then it would be acknowledged."Exactly, or if Percy sent an offering and another God showed up, then it would be cause and effect.
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