Percy

[cairnsyNZ]

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From: cairnsyNZ
Subject: Re: Percy
Reply To: [Yahoo! #5309] Re: Percy
Date: 8/2/00 10:35 pm  (ET)

>Hi Cairnsy - welcome to the club!

Thanks!

>Your analysis of Percy was *very* comprehensive, >especially as you've
only read Book 1! Are you a >psychologist?

Sadly, I'm only a stuggling University student doing a double major in
Ancient History and Classical Studies. And as of yesterday I've read
books 1 and 2 :)

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In reply to Ron having a harder time than Percy, I still tend to disagree
:) Percy and the twins are *real*, and everyone can see the bad points
of each of them. Becuase the twins are so different to Percy, I doubt
Ron is expected to be like all of them at once. He may be expected to
live up to the accomplishments of the twins and/or Percy, but only to
a point. The fact that Percy is so taunted and teased by others in the
first two books might mean that the pressure is simply to be like the
twins, who are far more popular.

Percy however had to live up to the myth of perfection. Without the older
brothers being there, he was probably expected to be a combination of
all their exagerated good points, and not allowed breathing space to
be himself.

To me, he seems like a classic example of someone trying so hard to be
the ideal perfect person, that he doesn't know how to be himself or relax.

I love Percy, he is just so complex :)

Cairnsy