Is it a coincidence that both book series had a protagonist with a “saving people problem”, by which I mean that once someone even suggests that someone they love is in danger, they will risk everything to save them.

Both times, it ends up being deconstructed as a flaw. It puts Percy into danger and makes him hesitant to run away, often threatening his life in an already dangerous world. It actually ends up being used against Harry when he’s shown a fake vision of someone he’s close to in danger, and hastily rushes to save someone who was never in danger in the first place, which Ironically leads to that person dying.

Did we just identify with protagonists like that and had to have characters like Superman deconstructed for us?