Method of the Study

dyslexic to be hyperactive which can be the cause of some behavioral problem. According to the theory of dyslexia in How Dyslexia Teenagers Cope by Passe, one of the dyslexia syndromes is suffering the behavioral problem. As what Percy does, he shows the kind of behavioral problem in his daily behavior because he cannot control his energy. Percy does the same mistake when he joins field trip. In the novel, Percy accidentally attacks his school bus and hit the wrong button when he has tour in the Marine World shark pool. When Percy said, “I wasn’t aiming for the school bus, but of course I got expelled anyway” Riordan, 2005: 2. Because of his clumsiness and fault, he is drop out from his school. Second, Percy is described as a short-tempered person. According to Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 2001: 449, the emotion makes people have strong feelings or opinions. He often gets mad easily without clear reason. It is because he cannot control his energy hyperactive. T he quotation below shows Percy’s inability in controlling his emotion. Im going to kill her, I mumbled. He dodged another piece of Nancys lunch. Thats it. I started to get up, but Grover pulled me back to my seat. Looking back on it, I wish Id decked Nancy Bobofit right then and there. In-school suspension wouldve been nothing compared to the mess I was about to get myself into Riordan, 2005: 3 - 4. In the story, Nancy is Percy’s teacher in Yancy Academic. Percy is disturbed and bullied by his teacher, especially Nancy. She often bullies Percy by spilling her lunch over Percy. Percy cannot accept Nancy’s action. He then cannot control his emotion. It can be seen through his nagging towards Nancy. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI Moreover, Percy cannot be dissuaded by other people when he gets angry. Percy even can fight with his teacher, Nancy. It is because Nancy spilled her food to Percy. Then, Nancy tries to provoke Percy because she knows that Percy has on probation or Percy gets the sanction from the school. Percy’s reaction shows his characteristic that is emotional and short- tempered. “Looking back on it, I wish I’d decked Nancy Bobofit right then and there.” Riordan, 2005: 3. Based on that quotation, it can be concluded that Percy is a grudging person. Percy’s lack of emotional control leads him to get angry easily. Percy wants to beat his teacher because he is very angry and gets irritated by his teacher. According to the theory of dyslexia Academic Therapy by M. Thomson and G. M. Hartley, the dyslexic got problem of dealing with their emotion. Then, Dr. Michael in The International Dyslexia Association IDA said, “Many of the emotional problems caused by dyslexia occur out of frustration with school or social situations”. From those theories of dyslexia, it can conclude that the people who suffered dyslexia syndrome got problem with their emotion. Percy also has the emotional problem. Third, Percy is described as an absent-minded person. As described in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, absent-minded is likely to forget things, especially because you are thinking about something 2001: 5. In the story, Percy often gets humiliation from his friends because he cannot get good score for most of school subjects that he has. His teacher even does not really like him because of his inability to get good score. Unlike other students in his class, Percy has difficulties in listening and reading to his teachers. Percy cannot concentrate easily when he has to read book or read his teacher’s explanation on the board. He has to listen to his teacher’s explanation directly, so that he can catch the material better. His friends like to bully him because of his different learning style. Therefore, Percy is emotional, he gets angry easily and start to fights with his friends. I was trying to listen to what he had to say, because it was kind of interesting, but everybody around me was talking, and every time I told them to shut up Riordan, 2005: 4. The next afternoon, as I was leaving the three-hour Latin exam, my eyes swimming with all the Greek and Roman names Id misspelled, Mr. Brunner called me back inside Riordan, 2005: 21. According to the theory of dyslexia Living with Dyslexia by Hughes 2009: 24, it is said that dyslexic can understand something more easily when they are listening rather than when they are reading. From the quotation from Hughes, it can be concluded that the people with dyslexia must have a high concentration, but in different way. Even though Percy always gets bad score in his study but he likes one lesson that is Latin. He also gets under pressure from his school and his teacher. The pressure that Percy experiences is that Percy must have a good score in his academic. If Percy cannot get a good score in academic, Percy can be dropped out from his school. What you learn from me, he said, is vitally important. I expect you to treat it as such. I will accept only the best from you, Percy Jackson. I wanted to get angry, this guy pushed me so hard. But Mr. Brunner expected me to be as good as everybody else Riordan, 2005: 7.