What did Percy ask Grover about the snipping of the yarn?

What did Percy ask Grover about the snipping of the yarn?

Percy asks whether this is “a superstition thing” or if Grover thinks somebody is going to die. Grover does not respond in words but “looked at me mournfully, like he was already picking the kind of flowers I’d like best on my coffin.”

What significance does Grover draw from one of the ladies cutting her yarn?

What significance does Grover draw from one of the ladies cutting her yarn? Someone is going to die.

Why is Grover so worried that Percy saw the old ladies snip their knitting yarn?

Why is Grover afraid when he sees the three old ladies? Grover may know about the Ancient Greek mythological creatures called The Fates, who were mysterious old hags who controlled the destiny of all living beings from birth to death. They spun out each life as a thread, and cut it at the moment of death.

What does the ladies knitting and the thread they cut mean?

The Fates are three women who control the lives of everyone, from birth all the way to death. When Percy sees them, they take the form of three old women knitting humongous socks by the roadside. Percy sees them cut one of their strands of yarn, with freaks Grover out—this gesture means that someone is going to die.

How does Annabeth explain Percy’s ADHD?

Percy can’t believe what he is hearing, and Annabeth quickly explains what ADHD and dyslexia have to do with being the son of a god. And the ADHD—you’re impulsive, can’t sit still in the classroom. That’s your battlefield reflexes. In a real fight, they’d keep you alive.

Why was Percy’s backpack getting heavy?

Why was Percy’s backpack getting heavier? Grover kept putting rocks in it. He was getting tired and it seemed heavier. They agreed that if Percy wins, he takes the items to Mount Olympus.

What caused Percy to get in trouble with Mrs Dodds?

Percy gets in trouble with Mrs. Dodds because water has soaked Nancy Bobofit and I think it is not his fault. Why does Percy decide to study for the latin exam even though he’s given up his other subjects? He didn’t want to leave Yancy Academy with Mr.

How does Grover react when Percy tells him about the yarn?

Later, Grover asks Percy what he saw at the fruit stand, and Percy, puzzled by Grover’s strange behavior, says that he saw the middle of the three old ladies bring out a pair of scissors and cut the yarn. When he hears this, Grover closes his eyes and makes a gesture which Percy interprets as akin to crossing himself, but not quite the same thing.

Who did the Fates represent with the cut yarn?

It explains that when the Fates came to take away Luke’s body, one looked into Percy’s eyes and he saw his life flash before his eyes. She said, “It is done,” and held up the snippet of blue yarn that he saw them cut 4 years earlier. He thought it was representing his lifeline, but it meant Luke’s lifeline.

What did Percy see at the fruit stand?

Percy witnesses some old ladies at a fruit stand bring out a pair of scissors, large and apparently symbolic, having previously watched them knitting a pair of what seemed to be enormous, electric-blue socks. He then sees them cut the yarn.

Why does Percy get mad in the Lightning Thief?

Percy hopes he will not get in trouble on this trip, but he starts to get mad when Nancy Bobofit throws bits of peanut butter at his best friend Grover. Grover warns him not to do anything, because he knows if anything happens, Percy will get blamed, as usual.