What Really Hard Things Are Happening here?: The Lost Hero and Finding Yourself

In the book The Lost Hero, Jason doesn’t have a memory. His memory begins at the moment you start to read the book. He knows as much as you know. The motivation of his quest is to get his memory back.

            It’s hard for us to imagine going out into the world and not knowing anything about our selves. How should we act in response to other people? Should we be concerned about wrong things we have done in the past? Are we known or behind the veil that covers most of humanity from sight?

            So, yes: There is the level of memory loss, but then there is more the simple fact of not knowing who you are. Finding you; this is literally what Jason is doing. It’s interesting because, you almost have to go backwards on this idea to be deeper.  Losing your memory is more of a reason, yet it’s more obvious then finding yourself. Where does the true dilemma lie?

            I find that figuring out who you are is like reading your own writing piece; you don’t notice all the little spelling errors, but everyone else does. Strangely enough, it seems like we define ourselves by the bad and negative side of what we do, never by the positive and good. I think this is because we believe that the bad things we do have more of an impact then the good, which is true.
            Nowadays, kindness and sweet thoughts are challenged and diminished. If you say something like “you have pretty eyes” or “I love your laugh” people say “uh thanks?” or get self conscious. No one seems able to take a compliment or appreciate what they do. I hate when I say something nice, and all I get in return is a weird look like I am crazy.

            Jason seems vulnerable to the fact that other people have to define who he is because he doesn’t know. Piper believes that they were dating, but that was an illusion. I believe that once we get a sense about who we are, or at least who we want to be, we gain some stability, and learn how to withstand criticism. Also I think that everyone is ever changing, meaning it’s hard to “find yourself” because you have changed since you started looking. Can you really “find yourself?”

There is something, material about finding yourself. Knowing where you live, how you live, and what you have. Honestly, I don’t think you can find yourself on an emotional and personal level, only on a material one. Because, while you materials are replaceable, and forever, your emotions are forever changing.