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In Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan, the scene I found to be very intriguing was when Percy, Annabeth, and Grover were on their way to the Underworld to talk to Hades (god of the Underworld) to see if he had stolen the Master Bolt from Zeus. On their way, they came across some teenagers who were up to no good. The boys ended up chasing them into Crusty's Water Bed Palace, a store that sells "water beds". Annabeth and Grover get persuaded by Crusty (Procrustes is Crusty's mythological name) to lie down in a water bed. Unfortunately, once the kids get in the bed and lie down, he says "Ergo" which triggers ropes to come up from under the bed and stretch the kids. "Ropes sprang from the sides of the bed, lashing around Annabeth, holding her to the mattress" (278). Luckily, Percy came to the rescue, once again to save his friends. He then asked Crusty to lie in a bed to demonstrate how the bed worked. When he was on the bed, Percy yelled "Ergo" to initiate the ropes to pull him apart. Percy tricked Crusty and was able to save his friends.
This scene was definitely one of my favorite parts in the book for numerous different reasons. Just like I said in my first blog (Character Sketch), Percy is a brave and daring hero who can persevere through almost everything. If he had been tricked by Crusty, the quest to find the Master Bolt would have been a complete failure. Annabeth and Grover on the other hand, do not have good strategic thinking like Percy, so they always rely on him. Perhaps, this could foreshadow Percy saving his friends once again when they get into a pickle with Hades in the Underworld. This scene displays Percy's self-confidence because he knows what do to at the right time.
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