Janyce Gallard
The series Percy Jackson have a big impact in most people while their childhood and even
adulthood, include mine.
Across the years, the fans of the story created a big fanbase with fan fiction (on wattpad for
exemple), commercial items, even the creation of a true camp half blood which is a summer camp
when kids can be a demi-god a while. On his website and his twitter, Rick Riordan joke with the
fans, answer their question and is really present on the social media for promoting the books.
The fans created theories, analysed the stories when their older, some make acting on tiktok. It’s
really impressive to see how a simple series of books can impact people life so much. Percy
Jackson introduce a lot of kids to reading, and influence them to be the person they want to be in
the future.
Even 10 years later after the first publication of Percy Jackson and the lighting leaf, the fan base
are still really involve in the story of this young half blood, even 10 years after, young adult just
pick the books again to relive there childhood, when they just dream to be a hero, when they
could identifie themself a more time in a character. Some Fan even call their own children after a
character of the books. One day Rick Riordan say that littles « Annabeth » were born, named after
the daughter of Athena, Annabeth Chase, and he was so surprised but also pride to see that.
Percy Jackson inspired kids to hold on when they live hard times, some are like « I want to be like
Percy, I want to be like Annabeth because they’re so strong, or funny or determined ».
I was just 11 years old, it’s the same age that the main characters by the way, I had stop reading
and I lived a really hard phase in my life. I’m proud to say this books save me. The series made
me laugh, cry, be hopeful, angry etc.. Every time I couldn’t wait to be in my room and read Percy
Jackson all day, I even read a passage of the suite of the series Heroes of Olympus in front of my
class and it was one of the best day because I was feeling confident when I talk about or read it.
The Disney + Show is a bless for the books fan but also is a way to bring up new people in this
universe which has so much to offer.
Everyone can be agree to one thing : Percy Jackson is really impactful and help many kids to
grow up.
Ps : Percy will definitely win a battle face to Harry Potter (Sorry not Sorry)
