Theme for Mark Of Athena

 I read another book in the series I'm reading over the week from Monday to Wednesday and this book I felt had a great theme I could write about. This book is about a team of 7 demigods with amazing abilities stopping this rising of giants and the Mother of the Gods. Each one of them has an important role in the quest. A theme presented in this book would be; even the smallest abilities and actions can save the day or keep up the structure.  

One thing I have learned is that weaknesses are in everyone but if you have someone to pick up for that than you are a perfect team. All these demigods have weaknesses and all of them are covered with each other, Percy hates the sky, Jason is Zeus’s son. The best team is one that has no weaknesses because they all can be counteracted by each other. One demigod who thought he was a third wheel was Leo and he changed this entire trip. He built the transportation they have been using for this whole entire trip and was willing to sacrifice some things to keep them going. Leo feels like he has done nothing but really he has done and affected this entire quest. Another person who feels like he has done nothing is Frank and he has saved his crew-mates so many times it’s unbelievable. He can shape shift and has caught, swam, and flown to so many rescues that keeps this journey alive. This story is all about one person struggling and the rest of the members helping him/her through their struggles whether that is emotional, mental, or physical.

(How this applies to the real world)

This thematic statement can apply to the real world because if you play a sport and you make one play that could change the game. You block the shot that would have gone in and made tie or lose; or you catch the ball which gives you the first down to keep the drive alive. In a job maybe you kept the project on time or you made up for a missing person to make sure the restaurant went smoothly. There are so many applications for this thematic statement. I would say that this theme is universal and can be related to humans at any time.