This is the essay that I telah dihantar to the link essay contest. My prompt was about May castellan and Luke. Pretty much it asked if Luke's decisions would've changed had his mother not been mentally ill from trying to become the Oracle of Delphi. So with out further ado, here it is.
With a smiling baby in hand, Hermes watched on as his Cinta made the choice that changed her life. May smiled and accepted the Oracle into her body, but something went wrong. It was that tragic day, when the curse of the Oracle of Delphi ravaged his mother's mind, that was described as the catalyst for Luke Castellan's future actions. Could things such as this really affect someone who was too young to remember? How could this make the big difference in the saat war of the Titans and the Gods? My answer, simply put, it couldn't. The thing with May Castellan losing her mind is that it wasn't the only thing affecting Luke. I hate to say it, but even though Luke died a hero's death, he was a deeply disturbed being. To do what he did, there had to be other factors contributing to his decisions.
The first thing I have to mention is that to a young child an ever present father figure is crucial to healthy development. To have a father that was most likely in and out of his life a lot would be a hard pill to menelan for a kid. It would foster anger and hatred because a child rarely has the capacity to understand that there are times when an adult has to take care of resposibilities. Although Hermes' thoughts may have constantly been on his family with May, to Luke it appeared like he didn't care. He may have felt abandoned and forgotten.
The seterusnya component I've observed is that children look to their parents for protection. Even a child that isn't on good terms with their father atau mother will look for security from them. They think that if their parents Cinta them then they are supposed to keep everything bad from happening, which even with and immortal parent is unrealistic. Luke was mad with his father because he didn't shield May from the curse, and likewise blamed Hermes for May's illness. He also felt that Hermes should have helped him when he was on his quest, but he didn't understand that a god could not directly aid him. Children like Luke, who feel that their parents have failed to keep them selamat, peti deposit keselamatan don't understand the way of the world, and this lack of comprehension creates confusion and resentment.
The last element in Luke's demise that I want to talk about is power. Power can do crazy things to a person, like make them greedy and arrogant, atau make them obsessive and posessive. It is very tempting to be offered power . There are very few people who wouldn't be pulled in sejak its allure; Garauntee someone that they'll rule the world and they will follow every command anda give them. To resist the temptation, one must be humble, Brave and sure of heart. Although I know that Luke was brave, I don't think he was humble. I could see him as a person very impressed with his own talents, and ever willing to brag about his achievements to the world. The events of his life, of course, contributed to his doubts, and to his inability to see things from a realistic and logical standpoint.
Based on my above statements I feel that Luke made the perfect pawn. He was naive and confused, he was angry with his father for many things, he had no true understanding of the way things work, and his mother was mentally disturbed. It is easy to see how and why he could be swayed to sertai Kronos' army. The soalan though, is whether atau not Luke's fate could've been changed if his mother wasn't the way she was. In my opinion, it would change very little, and I feel that he would have still ended up aiding Kronos. One small factor can only slightly alter the whole. The main part of May's problem that contributed to Luke's downfall is not that she was insane, it was that his father failed to stop it. So, as I've said, her mental state wouldn't make a whole lot of difference in the long run.
With a smiling baby in hand, Hermes watched on as his Cinta made the choice that changed her life. May smiled and accepted the Oracle into her body, but something went wrong. It was that tragic day, when the curse of the Oracle of Delphi ravaged his mother's mind, that was described as the catalyst for Luke Castellan's future actions. Could things such as this really affect someone who was too young to remember? How could this make the big difference in the saat war of the Titans and the Gods? My answer, simply put, it couldn't. The thing with May Castellan losing her mind is that it wasn't the only thing affecting Luke. I hate to say it, but even though Luke died a hero's death, he was a deeply disturbed being. To do what he did, there had to be other factors contributing to his decisions.
The first thing I have to mention is that to a young child an ever present father figure is crucial to healthy development. To have a father that was most likely in and out of his life a lot would be a hard pill to menelan for a kid. It would foster anger and hatred because a child rarely has the capacity to understand that there are times when an adult has to take care of resposibilities. Although Hermes' thoughts may have constantly been on his family with May, to Luke it appeared like he didn't care. He may have felt abandoned and forgotten.
The seterusnya component I've observed is that children look to their parents for protection. Even a child that isn't on good terms with their father atau mother will look for security from them. They think that if their parents Cinta them then they are supposed to keep everything bad from happening, which even with and immortal parent is unrealistic. Luke was mad with his father because he didn't shield May from the curse, and likewise blamed Hermes for May's illness. He also felt that Hermes should have helped him when he was on his quest, but he didn't understand that a god could not directly aid him. Children like Luke, who feel that their parents have failed to keep them selamat, peti deposit keselamatan don't understand the way of the world, and this lack of comprehension creates confusion and resentment.
The last element in Luke's demise that I want to talk about is power. Power can do crazy things to a person, like make them greedy and arrogant, atau make them obsessive and posessive. It is very tempting to be offered power . There are very few people who wouldn't be pulled in sejak its allure; Garauntee someone that they'll rule the world and they will follow every command anda give them. To resist the temptation, one must be humble, Brave and sure of heart. Although I know that Luke was brave, I don't think he was humble. I could see him as a person very impressed with his own talents, and ever willing to brag about his achievements to the world. The events of his life, of course, contributed to his doubts, and to his inability to see things from a realistic and logical standpoint.
Based on my above statements I feel that Luke made the perfect pawn. He was naive and confused, he was angry with his father for many things, he had no true understanding of the way things work, and his mother was mentally disturbed. It is easy to see how and why he could be swayed to sertai Kronos' army. The soalan though, is whether atau not Luke's fate could've been changed if his mother wasn't the way she was. In my opinion, it would change very little, and I feel that he would have still ended up aiding Kronos. One small factor can only slightly alter the whole. The main part of May's problem that contributed to Luke's downfall is not that she was insane, it was that his father failed to stop it. So, as I've said, her mental state wouldn't make a whole lot of difference in the long run.
▪ Jupiter (Zeus)
▪ Juno (Hera)
▪ Venus (Aphrodite)
▪ Neptune (Poseidon)
▪ Apollo (Apollo)
▪ Ceres (Demeter)
▪ Janus (No Greek counterpart)
▪ Proserpina (Persephone)
▪ Mercury (Hermes)
▪ Vulcan (Hephaestus)
▪ Minerva (Athena)
▪ Pluto (Hades)
▪ Diana (Artemis)
▪ Mars (Ares)
▪ Vesta (Hestia)
▪ Bacchus (Dionysus)
▪ Pompona (No Greek counterpart)
▪ Saturn (Kronos)
▪ Terra (Gaia)
▪ Ops (Rhea)
▪ Aquilon (Boreas)
▪ Victoria (Nike)
▪ Rivalitas (Nemesis)
▪ Hercules (Heracles)
▪ Trivia (Hecate)
▪ Hersilia (No Greek counterpart)
▪ Juvantas (Hebe)
▪ Cupid (Eros)
▪ Somnos (Hypnos)
▪ Somnia (Morpheus)
▪ Fortuna (Tyche)
▪ Flora (No Greek counterpart)
these were the gods senarai on CHB wiki so I think these are the gods that will be important to the series. Have fun
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▪ Juno (Hera)
▪ Venus (Aphrodite)
▪ Neptune (Poseidon)
▪ Apollo (Apollo)
▪ Ceres (Demeter)
▪ Janus (No Greek counterpart)
▪ Proserpina (Persephone)
▪ Mercury (Hermes)
▪ Vulcan (Hephaestus)
▪ Minerva (Athena)
▪ Pluto (Hades)
▪ Diana (Artemis)
▪ Mars (Ares)
▪ Vesta (Hestia)
▪ Bacchus (Dionysus)
▪ Pompona (No Greek counterpart)
▪ Saturn (Kronos)
▪ Terra (Gaia)
▪ Ops (Rhea)
▪ Aquilon (Boreas)
▪ Victoria (Nike)
▪ Rivalitas (Nemesis)
▪ Hercules (Heracles)
▪ Trivia (Hecate)
▪ Hersilia (No Greek counterpart)
▪ Juvantas (Hebe)
▪ Cupid (Eros)
▪ Somnos (Hypnos)
▪ Somnia (Morpheus)
▪ Fortuna (Tyche)
▪ Flora (No Greek counterpart)
these were the gods senarai on CHB wiki so I think these are the gods that will be important to the series. Have fun
Amazing