Riordan absolutely loves making allusions to ancient mythology. In the Lightning Thief for example, when fighting Medusa, Percy avoids looking at her by using a garden sphere. This is an allusion to the myths, when Perseus avoided looking at Medusa by using his own shield like a mirror. That's a simple example. Let me know if you need more.
Emily ate popcorn in her living room while she watched a movie about president lincoln
Rest, because you're usually looking for the word it gives along with repose with the 'and' separating it. I hope that makes sense.
He was killed by like butter knife or a type of knife because Boo was trying to save Jem and Scout. Hope it's right.
