What are some ways you could identify with or empathize with any of the characters or perspectives represented in our readings?
Within my reading of the book Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan, I have been able to relate to the main character Percy Jackson very much. We both have memory issues! Well, mine is just slightly worse than mine. No, we are very different. You see, on occasion, just like every other human, I forget things and sometimes get in trouble for "forgetting" such things. Now, throughout the book Percy has lost his memory and is trying very desperately to retrieve it again. All he can really remember is his name and this girl named Annabeth.
On a more serious note I can relate more to Percy's new found friends Hazel and Frank more than I can to him. This is because I have a Grandpa with minor Alzheimer's, (a.k.a. he forgets things and has trouble with his memory). Now I say I relate better to either of Percy's friends more than I do to him because they cannot do anything for Percy. They are forced to see that he is struggling to remember things that should be very easy to remember from his previous life. My Grandfather has somewhat of the same issues, thus I really feel for my brother Percy.
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