May 29th Blog Post: Dynamic Character

Grover Underwood is Percy's best friend and his protector. Grover has stuck by Percy ever since sixth grade and has kept watch over him. Here is a description of Grover from Percy's perspective before Percy found out that Grover was a satyr: "Grover was an easy target. He was scrawny. He cried when he got frustrated. He must've been held back several grades, because he was the only sixth grader with acne and the start of a wispy beard on his chin. On top of all that, he was crippled. He had a note excusing him from PE for the rest of his life because he had some kind of muscular disease in his legs. He walked funny, every step hurt him, but don't let that fool you. You should've seen him run when it was enchilada day in the cafeteria." Grover is a great character in the story that helps show us that things are not always as they seem. Percy sees Grover as a handicapped sixth grader who may have failed many grades and is not able to do much. In reality, Grover's a satyr who's capable of a lot, and he's also Percy's protector. Grover changes greatly throughout the text. In the beginning of the book, he's more of an independent guy that has trouble when he's put up to the task of sacrificing his life for others. Towards the end of the book however, Grover volunteeringly sacrifices his life for Annabeth and Percy many times. He also becomes more caring and compassionate for Percy and Annabeth and he starts fighting together with them. Grover comes out of his shell to fight for what he thinks is right and he earns his searcher's license, something that every satyr dreams of.