Point of View

The point of view of the novel is third person. The story is told by seven different narrators so that the reader is able to know exactly what a particular character is thinking when they are facing one of the many challenges that continually occur in this novel. All seven characters are of equal importance to the quest they are on. They all have their own role to play and the reader is allowed to experience these first hand rather than only through one character’s limited point of view. The reader also gains first-hand knowledge of the doubts and fears that plague each character as well as seeing them overcome what they see as their weaknesses.

The story is told through exposition and dialogue. It follows Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase as they travel through Tartarus, switching viewpoints as the two encounter each new...