In the family The Characteristic of Percy Jackson as Dyslexic
racing? No good either. The wood-nymph instructors left me in the dust. And wrestling? Forget it. Every time I got on the mat, Clarisse
would pulverize me Riordan, 2005: 107-108.
Based on the quotation above, it shows that Percy has curiosity to learn new things. Even though he wants to learn every new thing in camp, he
still cannot do all of them because he does not have the skills. For example, Percy cannot do archery, wrestling and even running. According to the theory
of dyslexia “Living with Dyslexia” by Hughes, the dyslexic has difficulties with unfamiliar material.
The materials that Percy cannot do are archery, wrestling, and running. Even though Percy cannot not do those all activity, but he never
gives up to try another activity that he can do until he finds what activity that is suitable for him
. It can be seen through the story when Percy’s teacher Chiron tries to teach Percy archery. Percy at first tries archery, but Percy
cannot do it. Then Percy tries another skill that is wrestling. In fact, Percy also cannot do it. He always loses when he tries to beat his friend, Clarisse.
Finally Percy can find what he can do, which is canoeing. Based on the characteristics of Percy in the camp, it can be concluded
that Percy can be “normal” teenage and enjoy his time when he is in camp rather than in his school or in his family. Percy becomes a better teenager
who is self-controlled and curious in learning new and good things. First, Percy wants to try and learn Latin or Ancient Greek and other skill like
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