17 the two brothers see sense. But your arrival has inflamed Zeuss
temper. Now neither god will back down. Unless someone intervenes, unless the master bolt is found and returned to Zeus before the solstice,
there will be war. ” Chiron : 143
4.1.2 Mentor
When we see a wise old man or woman in a story, we think of him or her as a mentor. The mentor represents the connection between the parents and child, ,
doctor and patient, teacher and student, god and human. The purpose of the mentor in the story is to prepare the hero to face the unknown, to accept the
adventure. The mentor is one of the most recognizable archetypes characters in all literature. Consider Dumbledore from Harry Potter series, and Gandalf from Lord
of The Ring. The main role of a mentor is to teach and guide the main character or
protagonist
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The mentor gives the hero the items or materials, knowledge, and confidence required to conquer his or her fear and face the adventure. Based on to
what Christopher Vogler explains in The Writers Journey: Mythic Structure, He explains that the mentor doesnt have to be a person. It can be the job that can be
accomplished by experiences or maps from previous adventures. In Percy Jackson: The Lightning thief, before Percy starts his quest as
demigod, Mr. Brunner is Percys favorite teacher, he teaches Latin at Yancy academy. Later after Percy at Half Blood Camp, Percy recognizes Mr. Brunner as
Chiron, a very wise centaur who has a lot of experiences on trained many heroes before Percy came, including Hercules. At Yancy Academy, Chiron as Mr.
Brunner helps Percy learn about Ancient Greece the history of the gods and the Titans on Greek mythology. He tells Percy, what you learn from me is vitally
important. I expect you to treat it as such. I will accept only the best from you, Percy Jackson Percy:8. Percy explains Mr. Brunner or Chiron for us:
“Mr. Brunner was this middle aged guy in a motorized wheelchair. He had thinning hair and a scruffy beard and a frayed tweed jacket, which
always smelled like coffee. You wouldnt think hed be cool, but he told stories and jokes and let us play games in class. He also had this
18 collection of Roman armor and weapons, so he was the only teacher
whose class didnt put me to sleep. ” Percy :3
Chiron is very wise. His whole job at Half Blood Camp is to help and train demigods for the quest of a hero. He pushes Percy hard in Latin class and beyond,
he sets with high confidence for him. Chiron is also good at explaining the Oracles prophecies, he helps Percy to understand his own prophecy.
Percy is firstly given Riptide a pen that can transforms in to a sword to defeat the fury, who was disguised as Percys mathematics teacher at his school.
“I snatched the ballpoint pen out of the air, but when it hit my hand, it wasnt a pen
anymore. It was a sword Mr. Brunners bronze sword, which he always used on tournament day” Percy :15. After Percy slays the furry, Chiron takes it back and
tells Percy to bring his own writing pen next time. He is trying to convince Percy to think that the fight never happened. Later, just before Percy goes for his quest
to search the Master bolt, Chiron gives the pen to him, saying that the sword has a long and tragic past. Percy always uses the sword ever since against every
monster and whoever else he battled.
4.1.3 Herald
