Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief is a novel about young Percy Jackson and his adventures in Camp Half-Blood. In the novel, Percy battles the god Poseidon and his minions, the sea monsters, in order to retrieve the Golden Fleece.
During the fight, Percy is able to use his lightning bolt weapon to defeat many of Poseidon’s creatures.
However, one of Poseidon’s minions, a blackjack, proves to be a particularly difficult opponent. The blackjack is able to deflect all of Percy’s attacks and even manage to hit him in the neck with its metal rod.
The impact knocks Percy unconscious and he falls into the sea.
As Percy falls into the depths of the ocean, he has a dream in which he meets an old man named Atlas. Atlas tells Percy that blackjack was designed by the gods as a way to test human courage and willpower.
If someone can resist being beaten by a blackjack for an extended period of time, then they have proven their strength of character and are worthy of becoming a god themselves.
Ultimately, Percy is successful in defeating the blackjack and wakes up from his dream safe and sound on the surface of the ocean. It is possible that this dream represents Percy’s own personal struggle against fear and temptation during his adventure in Camp Half-Blood.
