Titan's curse

Author's note: I wrote this piece to demonstrate my understanding of theme.


What would it be Like if you were a Demigod? What would you do? In The Titan’s Curse by Rick Roadian , Percy and his friends have to survive to protect the ones they love. Survival is a major theme in this story, as well as other stories, for several reasons.

One reason is that Percy and his friend have to fight a giant lion in order to survive.
The lion attacked Percy but Percy fought back. Thaila, Percy’s cousin, a demigod too, was hit by the lion into a pole; however, she survived with a minor headache.

Another reason is that they have to fight skeletal warriors. The skeletal warriors keep coming back whenever Percy stabs them. They run away but the skellys keep finding them. Eventually, they hitch a ride on two metal angels and get away from the skeletons to survive.

Another story that has survival as a central theme is Warriors by Erin Hunter. The warriors are cats that hunt for their food and battle other clans for territory. An example of fighting for territory is Lionclan verses Bloodclan. Lionclan won and got their territory back to survive.  

The Lightning Thief by Rick Roadian  is another novel that focuses on survival of the characters.
A reason why survival is a main theme in the Lightning Thief is the kindly ones attack Percy on a bus. Percy and his friends escape just when the bus blows up. They lose all their supplies and have to fend for themselves.

In The Titan’s Curse, The Lightning Thief, and Warriors a major theme is survival. They have to fight a giant lion to survive in The Titan’s Curse. Also they must return a stolen lightning bolt to Zeus in The Lighting Thief.  Lastly in Warriors, the cats need territory and the animals inside to thrive. In the end, all of these books require fighting as a means of survival.