Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Setting
Not so Strait and NarrowThe action in the Jason, Leo, and Piper chapters takes place aboard their ship, the Argo II, as they make their way to Athens. See this map? It's as easy as traveling that l...
What's Up With the Title?
Remember Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows? It wasn't Harry Potter and the Happy Ending—that would be another book entirely. When you make it to the end of a series, there has to be a sense of...
What's Up With the Ending?
The Gaea in this book isn't anywhere near as nice and kind as the one voiced by Whoopi Goldberg in Captain Planet. This Gaea is a titan, and would be voiced by someone like…Barbara Walters. Just...
Tough-o-Meter
We said that The Lightning Thief rested at Sea Level (a 2 on the ol' tough-o-meter). Blood of Olympus is a step up the mountain—the mountain in this case being the Acropolis, the final destinatio...