In the book Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, Percy is brave. When Percy, Grover and his mom were approaching half-blood hill, they encountered the Minotaur. The minotaur was a dangerous beast from the underworld sent to kill them. At the top of the hill, the minotaur attacked them but instead of running away to safety, Percy refuses to leave his mom and Grover. In chapter 4, “I climbed across Grover and pushed the door open into the rain. We’re going together. Come on, mom.” In this piece of evidence, Percy says he is not going to leave his mom even though he knows he might get killed.

 

Later in the story Percy’s mom gets taken by the minotaur, but instead of running away Percy decides to fight the minotaur regardless of the little experience he had. “Anger replaced my fear. Newfound strength burned in my limbs” He found the courage to fight and kill the minotaur even when he just lost his mother. “The monster hunched over, snuffling my best friend as if he was about to lift Grover up and make him dissolve too, I couldn’t allow that.”

He is brave by telling the readers he will not allow another person who he cares about to die like his mom. Percy Jackson then proceeds to attract the Minotaur’s attention to him instead Grover, putting his own life in danger.