Reactions

I have several reactions to what I have read thus far. This relates to my life in several ways. I oftentimes feel exactly like Percy! I am somehow the pink elephant in the room. As if I have a giant "kick me" sign on my back. I am the brunt of everyone's inside joke. Take for example how Percy feels when Mr. Brunner, Grover and even his Mom are in on something he does not know about. It's like he wants to be part of a conversation yet doesn't know how to get involved.

I have felt this way MANY times. People are conversing and I am trying to make my way into their conversation. However, when I try to interject myself, I suddenly find that they have NO IDEA what I am talking about. Ultimately I feel extremely left out.

Percy is like this puppet in some elaborate play. He has no voice. He is part of a fate of which he has NO control over. This leaves him feeling used and taken advantage of.

I also relate to Percy's imaginative spirit. He sees himself as this central figure that everyone is working to destroy. He is the center of the universe so to speak. I generally feel the same way. When things are going bad for me, the world takes on a similar spirit. Things are gloomy, the sky gets gray, mythological creatures come to get me. Of course this may only be my projection based on how I am feeling, yet inevitably it always seems SO real.