Everyone imagines themselves as the hero of their own story. Actually finding a fictional hero — or character — that matches myself though proved to be a larger challenge than I first thought. I have plenty of favorite characters from my avid reading sessions, but many of them did not seem to satisfyingly fit with me. I searched through my beloved stories, rewatched exceptional movies, and even asked some of my closest friends for help. In the end, all it took was a short walk over to my personal bookshelf.
Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena and head counselor of her cabin, helps lead the fight against Cronos, leader of the titans in Greek mythology, and against Gaea, the earth goddess, in the book series Percy Jackson and the Olympians and Heroes of Olympus by Rick Riordan. As a daughter of the goddess of wisdom and battle, Annabeth excels in the intelligence department, but also has a multitude of other attributes that make …show more content…
She believes in various instances that she can accomplish tasks on her own without any aid. During group-projects, I also regularly face this challenge. It seems simpler to just shoulder everything on my own than rely on people that may not perform up to my expectations. Over the years both she and I learn how to lead without taking over and setting our prides to the side.
Selfless also describes Annabeth. During the Battle of Manhatten she dove in front of a knife that would have ended the life of one of her friends. She put his well-being over hers willing to do anything to keep him with her. While I may have never done anything as serious as taking a knife for someone — and hopefully will never have to face a decision like that — I have many times driven out to save an abandoned friend or put off doing my own homework to help them study for their next test. When it comes to those close to me, I will drop everything to help save them no matter how