The Titan's Curse Dialectical Journal

Journal 2

There will have to be strenuous decisions made throughout ones life. In the book, The Titan’s Curse, the characters make these decisions often. They are constantly determining which route gives them the best chance to succeed in their conquest, and more importantly, which path will give them the best chance in living. In this book in particular, Percy lost his best friend Annabeth from a monster, who took her from a school dance. Percy and his gang, which consisted of two hunters, Grover, and Thalia went out to locate Annabeth’s whereabouts. Throughout the book, there were multiple lessons that taught the characters and myself a life lesson.

The first lesson in the book is always trust your companions. While the group was racing

across Washington D.C. trying to flee from a monster, one of the new hunters suggested that they follow her into a parking lot. The group was skeptical about it because they thought it was a dead end and they would be trapped. It was evident that Grover was pleased with Bianca’s quick thinking: “Nice job, Bianca, thinking of the subway” (Riordan 149). By the parking lot was a subway station that allowed them to get away without the monster knowing where they are going. The quick thinking by the new member Bianca, allowed the group to live another day.
Another lesson learned by Percy is always follow your heart.

While Percy and his posse were stuck in the middle of nowhere, the goddess of war paid them an unpredicted visit. She had a few words of wisdom to Percy himself. She told Percy that he should not listen to the hunters and to basically make his own plans on how they find Annabeth. She even insisted that Percy has feelings for Annabeth. It is clear that Percy has feelings for Annabeth: “I have to help her, I’ve been having these dreams” (Riordan 185). Annabeth was planning on leaving camp and becoming a hunter, but if Percy rescues her, she will definitely stay at camp and Percy will profess his love to her. In the mean time, Percy will run through all his options and decide whether it is a good idea to turn on his group and do the conquest on his own, or to find Annabeth as a

team.
The last lesson is to be patient.

In many occasions throughout the novel, Percy has had to be patient and wait for the right moment to destroy his opponent. In Percy’s latest altercation with the giant tin monster, Percy’s only hope to destroy it was to be patient: “Distract it, I’ll just have to tie it right” (Riordan 196). The gang encountered a tin monster at a junkyard while in Arizona. Bianca stole a little figurine that she coveted and the monster sensed an object was missing. He fought for his life to kill his intruders and to get the figurine back. While the gang tried fighting off the monster, Grover was playing his bagpipes trying to distract the giant tin monster, but his method of distraction was pointless. Grover is a wastrel and not helping the group at all. Finally the group found the right moment to take down the monster, and they succeeded. Sadly, Bianca was taken down with him and she was gone forever. Although they lost a group member and a friend, their patience paid off in the long

run.
There were various lessons that could be taught throughout this book. The group still has a long way to go to find Annabeth and to reach their goal of having nobody else killed while on this conquest. There will be roadblocks along the way with all sorts of monsters coming at them, but they are going to have to preserver and overcome their challenges. Annabeth has just limited time to live and Percy will have to hurry before it is to late.

Works Cited
Riordan, Rick. The Titan's Curse. Miramax Books/Hyperion Books for Children, 2007.