Home, sweet home. In The Red Pyramid, whether it's a flat in London or a hotel room in Cairo, Sadie and Carter have had really varied experiences of home. But what is home? A physical location, or any place where you belong? Do you have to feel comfortable taking off your boots at night, or can any rest stop fulfill the role of home in your life?
If you think Sadie and Carter would answer the question of "what is home" differently, just imagine what the various Egyptian gods would say. Home is a prison in the Duat, anyone? No wonder the gods are so happy to return to the mortal world!
Questions About The Home
- Who seems to have the easier home life at the novel's start, Sadie or Carter? Why?
- How do the home lives of Isis and Horus parallel the home lives of their mortal hosts, if at all?
- Which of the magicians' homes in the book would you want to live in? Why?
- Magicians and gods don't seem too bothered by national boundaries. What do they seem to base their idea of home on, if not allegiance to a country?