#and i mean. the absolute shortest answer is rick is inconsistent w his writing but. i'm answering assuming it was a purposeful decision
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hi! what are your thoughts on the calypso scene in botl? read your tags on the percy thoughts on gods post and wanted to know
short answer:
the scene w calypso exists for the audience and to foreshadow ethan.
long answer:
percy has never divided the world like this. percy as a character already knows the outcome of this conversation; things aren't black or white. percy is an incredibly empathetic, observant, and intelligent character, and in the post anon is referring to, he shows this by understanding why hades was bitter (third quote) while simultaneously calling the gods out for their behavior (last quote). percy has never done something bc "the gods are his family," and that includes retrieving the lightning bolt in tlt, the closest u could get to this. similarly, percy never hated luke bc he was leaving camp or betraying the gods, percy's feelings abt luke are personal, to the point where it's a bit blinding.
as a more specific example using this scene, percy doesn't leave calypso bc of the gods.
percy genuinely considers staying on ogygia and only leaves bc of his personal loyalty to his friends. no where in his decision to leave does he bring up the gods, as family or something good that needs to be defended.
this is one of the reasons he and athena have that conversation in ttc abt his fatal flaw. the gods are scared of percy bc his continued loyalty to them isn't guaranteed. percy's idea of good vs bad is very nuanced and personal and his loyalty is much the same. but the audience, primarily young since the books are middle grade, might not be on that same level of understanding. this conversation establishes to the audience what percy already knows but hasn't said. and the audience needs to understand this bc it's the crux of luke's character in tlo.
furthermore, this conversation foreshadows ethan's character. ethan's primary motivation is getting recognition for the minor gods, his mother, his family, himself. he's willing to sacrifice a lot for this.
ethan knows that nemesis isn't good. he's not siding w her bc she's good. he's siding w her bc she's family and she's the only one who paid him any attention, good or bad.
this is also why ethan switches sides. he's not loyal to a side bc it's good vs bad, he's loyal to whoever will help him and his goals, his family. calypso's words here perfectly set up ethan's character, and makes it easier for the audience to understand where he's coming from.
#percy actually doesn't change his pov much from tlt to tlo#it's actually pretty interesting bc moments like this might have u think that he does but mostly what changes is#1) he has more positive experiences w the gods#and 2) he has more ability to respond to what he's seeing (both in confidence and opportunity)#he isn't in a position to change things until tlo but he recognizes the corruption almost immediately#as u can see in the og post anon is referring to#percy's arc is less abt recognizing the system is bad and more abt learning how u can change it. break the cycle.#and unfortunately that gets lost after pjo#percy jackson#ethan nakamura#percy jackon and the olympians#pjo hoo toa#pjo books#percy#ethan#min talks pjo#answered#hopefully this makes sense i'm trying to put together multiple lines of thought so it's a bit long#and i mean. the absolute shortest answer is rick is inconsistent w his writing but. i'm answering assuming it was a purposeful decision
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