Essay: Summary Of Percy, Annabeth, And Cages

Percy, Annabeth, and Grover board the truck and see three circus animals trapped in cages, which makes Grover especially angry. They look miserable, and Grover promises them they will help them in the morning. Annabeth explains why she freaked out back at the water park: a woman named Arachne got turned into a spider because she challenged Athena to a weaving contest, and Arachne’s children have been taking revenge on Athena’s since.
Percy also realises who Grover actually is: the satyr who tried to rescue Thalia, the daughter of Zeus. The other two half-bloods who Thalia befriended on the way to camp were Annabeth and Luke. Grover had been ordered to escort only Thalia to camp, but he could not bear to leave Luke and Annabeth behind, even though he knew it would slow them down. He blames himself for failing to protect them and for Thalia turning into a tree. Annabeth denies that he is blameworthy, as does Percy, and they commend Grover for his strength
They spot the Fields of Punishment, a volcanic wasteland, in the distance with Sisyphus moving a boulder up and down a hill for eternity. They also see a valley that holds Elysium, and in the middle, the Isles of the Blest, the place for heroes who had achieved Elysium three times. Percy thinks about how depressing it is that so few people have realised goodness in their lives.
Suddenly Grover’s winged sneakers go out of control and carry him off, and Percy and Annabeth follow, alarmed. They lead them down a tunnel until they eventually reach the chasm that Percy has been seeing in his dreams. They think Grover is going to be dragged down into the pit until he hits a rock and his shoes fly off, freeing him. Annabeth realizes they are at the entrance to Tartarus, and they hear a muttering, evil voice from far below. They get out quickly back through the tunnel and head towards the palace of Hades instead to do what they need to