Board Thread:Percy Jackson & the Olympians/@comment-32674683-20170726163746/@comment-29068459-20170914051903

I think that Annabeth's entire aspiration to be just like Athena was actually made her one of the most realistic demigods. She has no peer in intelligence, save for Daedalus, and due to that is innately an obsessive perfectionist. Since she values intellect and reason, her object of perfection is Athena. However, she also has (and hates to admit) a human side, one that is moody and jealous, and can value emotions over logic (such as her continued belief in Luke, even after the whole sky incident).

Her pride also perfectly shows the duo nature between her godly side and mortal side. Her pride comes from her Athenian intelligence. Quite frankly, she is the smartest person there is (she mastered Calculus and Physics by age twelve, as seen in the Tunnel Ride in Lightning Thief). However, because of her human side, she is not perfect, and her pride can be quite crippling.

As for things like Tyson, I'll say that sometimes it takes a second read through of the series to "get" Annabeth. During the first read through, we discover things as Percy does, so we come up with judgments before we get to hear the other sides of the story. My first read through, I was annoyed with Annabeth for the Tyson thing.

My second read through? I was impressed with how quickly she got over it. Think about it. She had two best friends. One died. The other turned dark. And she must go on a quest against the latter with a being of the species that killed the former. It probably didn't help that he came out a bit retarded (though that was only because of his age).

Annabeth was quite flawed in PJO, no doubt. But that is the beauty of her character.