Chapter Analysis:
11. We Visit the Garden Gnome Emporium
Pages 168 - 187
Characters: Percy, Annabeth, Grover, The 3 Kindly Ones, Aunty Em/Medusa.
Summary: After being attacked by the Furies, the three stumble upon a statue store run by a mysterious lady, who turned out to be Medusa.
Excerpt:
-->“So you sell gnomes," I said, trying to sound interested.
"Oh, yes," Aunty Em said. "And animals. And people. Anything for the garden. Custom orders. Statuary is very popular, you know."
--> "Do you really want to help the gods?" Medusa asked. "Do you understand what awaits you on this foolish quest, Percy? What will happen if you reach the Underworld? Do not be a pawn of the Olympians, my dear. You would be better off as a statue. Less pain. Less pain." -- pg. 180
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