Everyone faces obstacles in their lives. Some harder then others, like having to meet a deadline or losing a job. When faced with these obstacles the person has two decisions. He or she can either give up, go home and quit. Or they can keep trying, never giving up. Working hard to find answer to solve their problem. In the book The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, Percy had to face a major problem that, depending on his decision, would change not only his but hundreds of thousands of peoples lives.
When Percy received his quest, he had no choice but to take it and to complete it. If he would complete the quest, he would restore peace to Olympus and the world. If he turned it down, or failed on the way, the consequences would be horrible. There would be World War III, an army of undead soldiers would rise from the underworld and wreak havoc on innocent people, and the war would kill millions of people all over the world. This is obviously a dire situation that sadly Percy has to deal with only two friends to help him.
Another conflict Percy had to overcome was losing his mother. It is really hard to not be upset over losing a loved one, especially your parent. Percy was extremely upset about this for a long time until Hades showed that he had his mother, frozen at the moment she was about to die. This helped Percy move on and save his mother.
By Percy choosing to keep fighting after each monster he fought and each challenge he faced, Percy prevented what could have been the end of the world. It just goes to show that hard work pays off. This reminds me of the saying, "When the going gets tough, the tough get going". That means they dig in, hang in there, and fight until the end. That is one of the greatest traits a person can have, and luckily Percy did. Thanks to him, the whole world was saved from a horrible fate.
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