Rick Riordan’s Intention in Writing Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief and the Reception of the Readers
Keywords:
Percy Jackson, Greek mythology, hermeneutic, American life
Abstract
This research studies Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. The objectives are to describe the Greek mythology presented in the novel, the intention of Rick Riordan, and the reception of the readers. The methodology is hermeneutic referring to Recoeur’s theory. It was found that, first, the Greek mythology presented in the novel is blended with American real life; second, the main character is a son of a Greek mythology god and a real American woman and, third, the setting is a blend of places in Greek mythology and real American cities. The intention of Riordan is to open up American culture that is lived through by Americans, that a part of American culture is Greek mythology. The readers accept that the novel fulfils the readers’ horizon of expectation of aesthetic enjoyment and of the incorporation of Greek mythology into real American life.Downloads
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Barrs, J. (2003). Harry Potter and his critics. Covenant theological seminary. Retrieved from http:// www.covenantseminary.edu/resource/
Bright, R. M. and Bright, A. (2013).What teens read: The case for imaginative realism. Alberta Voices, 10 (1), 4-12.
Dragonfly. (2012). Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan – review. Retrieved from http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2012/jul/24/review-percy-jackson-lightning-thief-rick-riordan/
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Harry Potter Criticism. Retrieved from http://danny. oz.au/books/notes/harry-potter-criticism.html
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Milner. A. (1996). Literature, culture, and society. London and New York: Routledge.
Moore, H. (1992). Paul Ricoeur: Action, Meaning and Text. In C. Tilley (ed.), Reading material culture (pp. 85-120). Oxford UK & Cambridge USA: Blackwell..
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Patricia, D. L. The lightning thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1). From School Library Journal. Retrieved from http://www.amazon. com/Lightning-Thief-Percy-Jackson-Olympians/dp/0786838655/
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Powell’s Book (1994-2013). The Lightning Thief: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One. Retrieved from http://www.powells.com/biblio/ 1-9780786838653-10/
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Rick Riordan - 2009 National Book Festival. Library of Congress. Retrieved from http://www.you-tube.com/watch?v=IPz5SQ5gkck. 21 January 2013
Riordan, R. (2005). Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief. Hyperion Books. Retrieved from http:// oldbugs.calibre-ebook.com/raw-attachement/ ticket/8988/The%20Lightning%Thief%20Hanz.pdf. 12 March 2012.
Robichaud, Y. (2013, August 20). Book Review – The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson & the Olympians, Book 1). Retrieved from http://yve-srobichaud.com/2013/08/20/book-review-the-lightning-thief-percy-jackson-the-olympians-book-1/.
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Smith, C. (2013). Percy Jackson Book Review – Adventure, Suspense, and Gender Equality. Retrieved from http://www.achilleseffect.com/ 2011/07/percy-jackson-book-review%E2% 80%94adventure-suspense-and-gender-equality/
Storey, J. (2007). Cultural studies and the study of popular culture: Theories and methods (transl. by Laily Rahmawati Cultural studies dan kajian budaya). Yogyakarta: Jalasutra.
Taylor, S. (2009). The lightning thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1) Retrieved from http://www.amazon.com/review/R1DYMYA57WP6YF/ref=cm_cr_pr_viewpnt#R1DYMYA57WP6YF
Thwaites, T., Davis, L., & Mules, M.. (1995). Tools for cultural studies, an introduction. Melbourne: MacMillan Education Australian.
The Calico Critic. (2009, October). Book review: The lightning thief by Rick Riordan Retrieved from http://calicocritic.blogspot.com/2009/10/book-review-lightning-thief-by-rick.html.
Tsonchev, T. S. (2013). Is America the new Rome? In The Montreal Review. Retrieved from http://www.themontrealreview.com/2009/Is-America-the-New-Rome.php.
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs, Washington, DC (2003). The Great Seal of the United States. Retrieved from http://www. state.gov/documents/organization/27807.pdf.
Wulandari, R. (2004). Formula analysis in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the sorcerer’s stone and Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The lightning thief: A comparative study. Retrieved from. http://eprints.undip.ac.id/ 39078/2/comparative_literature.fantacy.pdf.
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2015-01-01
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Mugijatna, M., Habsari, S., & Putri, Y. (2015). Rick Riordan’s Intention in Writing Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief and the Reception of the Readers. K@ta, 16(2), 77-86. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.9744/kata.16.2.77-86
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