jealous towards Percy, because he can kill the Minotaur and get the achievement which is horn of Minotaur. Besides Clarisse being jealous that
Percy got an achievement, she also does not want Percy to always get the center of attention. According to the theory of dyslexia “Growing up with
Dyslexia: Cognitive and Psychosocial Impact, and Salutogenic Factors by Gunnel, it is said that people who have dyslexia syndrome always get bullied
even though they have reached achievement 2007: 31-32. In the novel, Percy kills the Minotaur successfully and he gets the achievement like the
horn of Minotaur. From this situation, the writer can conclude the people who have dyslexia syndrome can still reach achievement and success. However,
they may still also get bullied or bad treatment from normal people and other dyslexics.
On the other side of the creek, the underbrush ex-ploded. Five Ares warriors came yelling and screaming out of the dark. Cream the
punk Clarisse screamed. The flag is that way, I told her. The flag is that way, I told her Riordan, 2005: 120-121.
Based on the quotation above, Percy becomes the object of bullying in his camp. It shows a bad treatment that Percy has experienced. Percy is
discriminated by his own friend. At first, there is assumption that Clarisse always keeps an eye on Percy because she likes him and does not want to
humiliate herself in front of her friends on the camp. However, the situation twists. Clarisse eventually bullies Percy by physically harming him. It means
that Clarisse wants to take revenge on Percy. Not only the normal people who does not want get humiliated but also the people who have the dyslexia
syndrome also does not want get the humiliation. However, in this case it is PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
different because when the normal people get the humiliation probably they can feel depression, humiliation, angry, and even want to be alone. Moreover,
the case when the people who suffers the dyslexia syndrome get a humiliation. Probably they can feel much more pain than the normal people.
I n Percy’s case, the people who have a dyslexia syndrome do not want to get
bullied and even get humiliated. The people who have a dyslexia syndrome want to feel like a normal person. It means that the people who have the
dyslexia syndrome do not want to be underestimated and regarded as “abnormal” or “disable”. If they get humiliation, they can react extremely and
cause trouble in order to show a revenge. They can be stressed and repressed from the bullying, so that they can do harmful things.
Percy always gets bullied by his friends. Percy’s friends always like to
watch when Percy becomes the object of bullying. P ercy’s friends seem to
enjoy the bullying process on Percy. Great, I thought. Lets all watch Percy get pounded. The Hermes guys
gathered around. They were sup-pressing smiles. I figured theyd been in my shoes before and couldnt wait to see how Luke used me for a
punching bag Riordan, 2005: 110.
Based on the quotation above, what Percy’s friends do towards him is a bad treatment. In the story, Percy is taught how to use a sword and shield to
fight with Luke, Percy’s friend. However, Percy then becomes the center of attention to his friends in camp. They laugh and want Percy to lose the battle.
In conclusion, even though Percy lives with people who have the same background with him, he is still unsafe from the practice of bullying.
C. Percy Struggles Against the Society
Based on the explanation in the previous section, Percy experiences social bad treatments at school, home, and the camp. At school, Percy gets the
social bad treatment from his teachers like when Percy’s teachers always
bothered Percy by spilling food to Percy, his friends Percy does not have friends in his school, and his school like when Percy got a sanction. If Percy
makes one trouble, he can be dropped out from his school. Then, Percy must be a good student with good score academically. At home, Percy got the
social bad treatment from his step-father. Percy never gets love of a father. In this section, the writer wants to show to the reader about how Percy can fight
and face the social bad treatment in his life. According to Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, struggle
is described as trying extremely hard to achieve something, even though it is very difficult and problematic 2001: 1434. In the story, Percy shows his
struggle when he goes to tour and his school. In the story, he accidentally makes his school bus on fire with cannon and hit the wrong button in Marine
World shark pool. From that clumsy action of Percy, he gets sanction from his school. The sanction that Percy gets is that he must move from his school.
Then, Percy got a new school that is Yancy Academic. In the story, Percy shows his struggle. Percy tries to struggle after by receiving the sanction from
his school. He has to drop out from school, even though the mistakes that Percy makes actually can be still dis
cussed with the Percy’s parents by considering that Percy has mental disorder which is dyslexia.
“This trip, I was determined to be good” Riordan 2005: 3. The quotation, which is Percy’s direct comment in the story, shows that Percy
wants to become a good student. Percy does not want to be a troublemaker. From that explanation, Percy has a positive act, such as he does not want to
be careless or do something that harms himself and his friends when he is in tour. However,
Percy’s friends think that Percy is a troublemaker. Based on Percy’s friends thought, the writer can conclude that Percy has a changing
character. Before his friends judged him as a troublemaker, actually Percy wants to become not as a troublemaker. It is because, what Percy has done is
not his own fault but an accident. Thus, it can be concluded as Percy’s
struggle in his school. Percy does not want to move from one school to another school. It is
because Percy has to meet new people and adapt on the new school life again. “I didnt want to leave Yancy Academy with him thinking I hadnt tried”
Riordan, 2005: 18. It shows that Percy feels uncomfortable if Percy always moves to another school. Afterwards, Percy wants to prove himself that he
can change into a better person. Through Percy’s willingness that he does not
want to move to another school again, it shows that Percy is struggling during his times in school. He tries hard to convince people in his school that he does
not deserve to drop out from the school. Although Percy shows that he wants to be a good student but he
always becomes an object of bullying by Percy’s teacher. Percy always gets a
sanction and probation from his school. Because of that situation, it leads to PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
Percy’s difficulty in controlling his emotion. Percy’s anger actually can be seen as his struggle. The struggle that Percy experiences is that if he gets
trouble or makes any trouble with his friends and his teachers, Percy can be dropped out from his school. In this situation, Percy becomes anxious. Percy
has been already given a prohibition by the school because of his trouble. Then,
Percy’s friend tries to warn Percy about it. When he hears his friend’s warning, Percy experiences mental and psychological struggle because he has
to control his emotion even though he is in anger. According to the theory of dyslexia in The International Dyslexia Association IDA by Dr. Michael
Ryan, the dyslexics cannot control their emotion because it is caused by biological factors. They get problem from their school and their social
situation. Therefore, Percy tries hard to hold his anger and disappointment. He struggles to hold his desire to kill his teacher. He also struggles to hold his
anger because of the upcoming sanction that he will get if he does another mistake. From that situation, Percy does not have choice. The reaction that
Percy shows is that he holding his emotion by mumbling.
I tried to stay cool. The school counselor had told me a million times, Count to ten, get control of your temper. But I was so mad my mind
went blank. A wave roared in my ears. I dont remember touching her, but the next thing I knew, Nancy was sitting on her butt in the
fountain, screaming, Percy pushed me Riordan, 2005: 9.
Based on that quotation above, it shows that this is the reaction of Percy
to Percy’s teacher Nancy Bobofit, because Percy cannot control his emotion any longer, though Percy always tries to do it. Thus, the writer can
conclude that Percy cannot control his emotion because Percy always gets PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
depression from his environment which is bullying action from Percy’s
teacher. It can be seen in the article of dyslexia; depression is also a frequent complication in dyslexia. It means that the most of dyslexics feel depressed
because of the learning disability are at a higher risk for intense feelings of sorrow and pain. That is why Percy feels depressed. Then, the reaction of
Percy is that he accidentally pushes his teacher when he is in anger. This is the part of Percy’s struggle. Percy cannot show his anger directly to his
teacher because he gets dilemma. The dilemma that Percy experiences is if Percy gets caught cause the problem, Percy can be dropped out from his
school. As the result, he pushed his teacher accidentally. In academic matter, Percy seems to have difficulties in studying and
understanding lessons, so that it is hard for Percy to get good grade in the school. He seems reluctant to get good grade.
… despite the fact that I have dyslexia and attention deficit disorder and I had never made above a C- in my life
… And I just couldnt learn all those names and facts, much less spell them correctly Riordan,
2005: 7.
From that quotation above, Percy shows that he does not want to try harder in academic matters. Percy just gives up on his limitation that he
suffers ADHD. It can be seen through his direct comment which is said that he never gets above C- in his life. Then, Percy always complains that he
cannot memorize the lesson well. From that situation, the writer can conclude that Percy does not want to try harder and try to improve thing that becomes
his deficiency. What he does only showing his complain. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
Or maybe theyd realized I got my essay on Tom Sawyer from the Internet without ever reading the book and now they were going to
take away my grade. Or worse, they were going to make me read the book Riordan, 2005: 12.
According to the theory of dyslexia in Living with Dyslexia by Hughes, the people who suffered the dyslexia syndrome have a difficulty in
reading unfamiliar material 2004. Based on the situation that Percy experiences, it can be inferred that Percy is a lazy person because he does not
want to read any books. According to the theory of dyslexia in Living with Dyslexia by Hughes, the problems that are mostly suffered by the people with
dyslexia mostly are the difficulty in reading unfamiliar material and lack of understanding in reading comprehension 2004. From that theory, it can
show that Percy has tried his best to read books, but he still cannot do or fails in doing his homework or the other assignment from his school. Because of
his failure in achieving good score, the people tend to judge him as a lazy person. This situation is getting worse because Percy also usually only copies
the data directly from the internet when he has to submit task assigned by his teacher.
Another pressure that he gets from the school is that, besides he has difficulty in studying, his academic scores are also decreasing time by time.
As the result, he becomes stressed and his emotions are uncontrollable. Percy is stressed because he never gets a good grade, gets pressure
from his school, and always gets bullied from his teacher. From those pressures, Percy shows his anger to his teachers by fighting and mocking
them harshly. This is a form of struggle that he has to do during his school PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
