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"Okay sir" (Riordan 18). He says “sir” and “ma’am” a couple of times in the story which shows how a polite young man he is (indirect characterization).“Despite the fact that I have dyslexia and attention deficit disorder and I had never made it above a C- in my life." This quote from the story shows us that Percy is a boy with troubles in school and proves that he’s a halfblood later on (direct characterization).