The Lightning Thief
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The Lightning Thief

by

Rick Riordan
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Annabeth’s Dad Character Analysis

Annabeth’s dad is a professor at West Point who had a brief relationship with the goddess Athena. His only memento from his time with Athena is a class ring, which he sends to Annabeth one year. He never really wanted a child, so he was upset when Annabeth showed up on his doorstep. After remarrying, he went along with his wife’s dislike and distrust of Annabeth, which has severely damaged his relationship with his daughter. Annabeth believes that her father doesn’t care about her at all. At the end of the novel, however, Annabeth takes Percy’s advice to heart: she writes an apology to her dad and she agrees to try living at home for the school year.

Annabeth’s Dad Quotes in The Lightning Thief

The The Lightning Thief quotes below are all either spoken by Annabeth’s Dad or refer to Annabeth’s Dad. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 13 Quotes

“I appeared on my father’s doorstep, in a golden cradle [...] You’d think my dad would remember that as a miracle, right? Like, maybe he’d take some digital photos or something. But he always talked about my arrival as if it were the most inconvenient thing that had ever happened to him. When I was five he got married and totally forgot about Athena. He got a ‘regular’ mortal wife, and had two ‘regular’ mortal kids, and tried to pretend I didn’t exist.”

Related Characters: Annabeth Chase (speaker), Percy Jackson, Annabeth’s Dad, Athena
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Page Number: 200
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Annabeth’s Dad Quotes in The Lightning Thief

The The Lightning Thief quotes below are all either spoken by Annabeth’s Dad or refer to Annabeth’s Dad. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Identity, Heroism, and Normalcy Theme Icon
).
Chapter 13 Quotes

“I appeared on my father’s doorstep, in a golden cradle [...] You’d think my dad would remember that as a miracle, right? Like, maybe he’d take some digital photos or something. But he always talked about my arrival as if it were the most inconvenient thing that had ever happened to him. When I was five he got married and totally forgot about Athena. He got a ‘regular’ mortal wife, and had two ‘regular’ mortal kids, and tried to pretend I didn’t exist.”

Related Characters: Annabeth Chase (speaker), Percy Jackson, Annabeth’s Dad, Athena
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Godliness vs. Humanity Theme Icon
Page Number: 200
Explanation and Analysis:
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