The document provides an overview of the characters, settings, themes, plot, and genre of The Red Pyramid novel by Rick Riordan. It includes summaries of the main characters Carter and Sadie Kane, who host the gods Horus and Isis respectively. It also describes the antagonist Set and other magical characters. The climax involves Carter and Sadie trying to stop Set from finishing his powerful red pyramid. The genre includes Egyptian mythology, fantasy fiction, and young adult fiction.

2. The Red Pyramid
POWER POINT MADE BY: ISABELA CASTILLO

3. characters

4. Characters(main)
Sadie Kane
Sadie is a spunky 12 year old girl. She has
blue eyes, caramel colored hair with red
streaks, and a developed British accent from
living in London too long. She usually wears
combat boots, jeans, and a T-shirt. She went
to a school and had two friends, Liz and
Emma. Sadie has and older brother, Carter,
who she rarely saw. Her mother died when
she was six. Her grandparents won the right
to take care of Sadie. The father, Julius Kane,
gave Sadie a cat ,muffin, as a going away
present. She hosts the goddess Isis till the end
of the book.
Carter Kane
Carter is a African American, 14 year old
boy who travels the world with his dad. His
dad, Julius Kane, took Carter around the
world for his work. The dad was an Egyptian
archeologist. Carter knows a lot about
Egypt. He helps Sadie and himself get out of
sticky situations with his knowledge of
Egypt. Carter hosts the annoying god,
Horus. He separates with Carter at the end
of the book.
Note: these two are the most powerful children to be born in centuries.

5. Characters(Kane's
)Julius Kane
Julius is a magician who traveled around the
world. He wanted to set free of all the
gods(accept Apophis and Set). He was banned
by the house of life for attempting to unleash
gods.
After Ruby died, Julius dedicated his time trying
to bring her back. Julius’s is from a very magical
bloodline(the Kane's). Julius ends up being the
host of the underworld god, Osiris.
Amos Kane
Amos is Julius’s brother and Sadie and Carter’s
uncle. He is also a magician and the owner of the
21 Nome of the house of life. Unfortunately, he
hosts Set and gets very ill.
Ruby Kane
Ruby is the Kane
children’s mother
who died closing
an obelisk. Julius
risked his life
trying to bring
her back from
the dead. Her
families bloodline
is also very
powerful.
Mr. and Mrs. Faust
The Fausts are the grandparents of Sadie
and Carter. After Ruby’s death, the Fausts
won the legal battle of owning Sadie. Mrs.
Faust is your typical London grandmother.
She makes tea, burn cookies, and (this is
not what a typical grandmother would do)
she does not let Carter or Julius in the
house. Mr. Faust has a stern look, but he is
sweet on the inside. He is usually on the
couch watching Rugby. The Faust's made a
shrine for ruby (their daughter), which is a
little creepy.

6. Characters(magician)
Zia Rashid
Zia is a young magician. Her village was
destroyed by the god Set. She was the only
survivor, thanks to her parents. Iskandar
took her in and cared for her. He was her
only family. She plans to help Carter and
Sadie stop Set, but Desjardin stops her.
Iskandar
Iskandar is the head of the house of life. He
is very old, as old as the walls of ages. He is
a very gentle man. He was the one who
established the rule(along with Thoth): do
not release gods.
Desjardin
Desjardin is a French magician and the new
head of the house of life. He plans to stop
Sadie and Carter from unleashing the gods
like their father. He proclaims that the
house will be able to stop Set.
Mel
Mel is a magician that was paired up
with Zia. They are hunting Carter and
Sadie. The pair is trying stop the Kane's
from unleashing more gods and
battling Set.

7. Characters(magical creatures)
Philip of Macedonia
Philip is a albino crocodile shabti(a magical
creature made of clay). He swims in the
swimming pool of the 21st Nome. He is very
sensitive. He really likes bacon.
Serpopards
Serpopards are serpent leopards.
They are a sign of chaos. They
attempt to kidnap the Kane children.
Khufu
Khufu is a yellow baboon. He wears a
Lakers basketball jersey. He only eats
foods that end with O’s.
Dough Boy
Dough boy is Julius’s shabti(a magical creature made of
clay). He only is activated when given a command by
their master or masters family. His legs were cut off at
the knees. If he somehow activates, he will want to kill
his master in order to gain freedom.the Set animal(Leroy)
This animal is like Sets minion. He follows Sets orders. If it
had a name, you wouldn’t want to speak it. It was ad least
bigger than a horse. It had shiny reddish gray fur, long legs,
a forked reptilian tail(the forks acted like tentacles), cone
shaped oversized ears, and a snout like an ant eaters.

8. Characters(gods)
Anubis: the god of funerals and death
Apophis: the god of chaos
Bast/muffin: the cat goddess
Geb: the earth god
Horus: the war god (was hosted by Carter)
Isis: the goddess of magic (hosted by Sadie)
Khonos: the moon god
Nephthys: the river goddess(hosted by Zia)
Nut: the sky goddess
Osiris: the god of the underworld(hosted by Julius)
Ra: the sun god; god of order; also known as Amun-Ra
Sekhmet: the lion goddess
Serquet: the scorpion goddess
Set: the god of evil (hosted by Amos)
Shezmu: the demonic god of blood and wine
Shu: the air god
Sobek: the crocodile god
Thoth: the god of knowledge

9. Character
Quotes

10. Character Quotes
❖Sadie: “I could of sent you into the abyss, but you
saw the real enemy. Apophis was trying to break
out of his prison in the Duat. His voice possessed
Face of Horror. He was using you.”
❖Carter: “Not today bird head.”
❖Julius: “I’m going to make it right, I promise.”
❖Amos: “But there’s no other way. They’ll have to
come with me.
❖Mr. Faust: “You. I should of known. If I was
younger, I would beat you to a pulp.”
❖Bast: “Very good Carter. Now come, so we can
make it out alive.”
❖Zia: you still don’t realize how dangerous you
are? You are hosting gods.”
❖Horus: “ it’s about time, Carter.”
❖Isis: ”Hello Sadie.”
❖Set: “make trouble for you, eh? That’s my
specialty.”

11. settings

12. Settings(1)
The 21st Nome/Amos’s mansion
The 21st Nome of the house of life is
Amos’s mansion. This is were Amos,
Sadie, and Carter live.
The British museum
This is were the Kane children lose their
father to set and “discover” magic.
The house of life/1st Nome
The house of life is the home of
Zia, Iskandar, Desjardin, and other
magicians.
Desjardin’s house
Desjardin's house is in Paris on a road
called “rue des pyramids”. They stole
the book of set from his library. It
contains the key to stopping Set.
The university
The university is were the Kane's
find Thoth. They need Thoth for
help. They can’t read the book of
set, but Thoth can. He sends them
on a quest to prove they are
worthy(or something along those
lines).
Graceland
Graceland is
basically Elvis’s
house. This is
were Thoth
challenged the
children.
The air port
This is were Carter
masters the duat
locker and battles
the set
animal(Leroy).
The city of Thebes/Luxor
This is were Sadie and Carter take
their test of magic given by Zia.

13. Settings(2)
Sets red pyramid
Set makes a red pyramid
in the mountain
Camelback(near the city
of Phoenix). This is were
the beginning of the
final battle in the book
happens.
The underworld/ the land of
the dead
The underworld is basically
were the dead people live.
Anubis gives Sadie the feather
of truth.
Las Cruces
Las cruces is a town/city in
Mexico. Zia and the Kane's
meet her their. They try to
convince Desjardin to join
forces with the Kane's.
El Paso Texas(near the Rio Grande)
This is were Sadie contacts Nephthys.
While she is communicating, carter,
Bast, and Philip of Macedonia are
battling Sobek(the god of crocodiles).
Sadie gets knocked out, but Amos
comes to the rescue. Bast “dies”
stopping Sobek.
The snow covered fields of the
national mall in Washington D.C.
This is were the end of the battle
happens. The Kane's win and are
able to control set with his secret
name(evil day).
*Obelisks*
An obelisk is a setting, but there are
many. They are portals that can be only
opened by magic. Once you open one,
you can not open it again for another 24
hours. Some important obelisks are:
The Washington monument, sets red
pyramid, and both of cleopatras needles.

14. Themes

15. Themes
Sacrifice
Many of the characters in The Red Pyramid face sacrifice.
Sometimes, if you believe enough in your cause, you have
to be willing to give up everything, including your life. And
because we are talking about ancient Egyptian beliefs,
there are more serious sacrifices. One wrong move, and
you might find yourself lost in the duat. Sacrifice is one of
the many challenges Sadie and Carter faced.
Family
Even for mortal siblings like Carter and Sadie in The Red
Pyramid, the family is not in a good state: their mom is
dead, their dad merged with a god and was put in a
tomb that sank into the floor, and Amos hosted Set, the
god of evil. Still, family is family and Sadie and Carter are
trying to fix it.
Home
Carter and Sadie have moved around and lived/ slept in
different places throughout the course of the book. It
doesn’t matter where you are, more of who you are
with. The Kane children have developed a healthy
relationship and living style with each other. Where ever
they are, as long as they are together, it will always feel
like home.
Chaos and order
In the book, the two major forces are chaos
and order. Its kind of like good and evil. One of
the forces is off balance and Carter and Sadie
are trying to make it right again.

16. climax

17. The Climax
Set is almost finished his pyramid. The pyramid is were his power is coming
from. On the third demon day, he will be very powerful(since that’s his
birthday). His plan is to wipe out north America with a humongous sand storm.
Sadie and Carter have to stop set from building his pyramid. If he does, he
will be unstoppable. Apophis is also secretly trying to break out of his prison. If
he does, the world will be thrown off balance.

18. Plot

19. The plot
This book is about two siblings that go on a magical
journey to stop the god of evil (set) from destroying
north America. They met gods, unleash gods, host
gods, make deals with gods, and battle gods. They
learn to use their power and use it to keep a
balance on earth.

20. protagonist

21. Protagonist
Sadie Kane/Isis
Sadie(along with Isis) is on a
journey to stop set. There
are many bumps and blocks
in the road, but she over
comes them. Because Sadie
is hosting Isis, they can hear
each others ideas. Sadie can
also use the power of
Isis(magic).
Carter Kane/Horus
Horus and Carter learn to
understand each other and
bind with each other. At
first, Horus and carter
didn’t get along. At the end
of the book they learn to
understand each other and
end up succeeding.

22. antagonist

23. antagonist
Set, the god of evil
Set is trying to make a big
sandstorm that will engulf
north America. He uses a red
pyramid to stay on the
human side of the duat. After
he takes over north America,
he will take over the world.
He will be too powerful to
stop by the morning of the
third demon day(his
birthday).
Apophis, the god of
chaos
Apophis is trapped in a
prison, but the
confinement is breaking.
He has enough power to
posses a demon. He
gives set ideas, ideas
that will secretly allow
Apophis to escape.

24. Conflict

25. Conflict
The pyramid is almost built by the time Sadie and
Carter get to their. Only the top is left to be put on.
Set comes out of Amos and attacks everyone. Zia and
Amos are close to dead. Sadie is trying to protect
them, Horus and Carter are having a fight, and Set is
trying to blast Carter to pieces. Sadie teleports
herself, Set, and Carter to the snow covered field of
the national mall in Washington D.C. When Sadie is in
the middle of an important spell, Apophis’s snake
appears. She doesn’t know if she should finish the
spell to stop Set, or direct it at Apophis’s snake.

26. Resolution

27. Genre

28. Genre
Egyptian mythology
Egyptian mythology is the collection of myths from ancient Egypt, which describe the actions of the
Egyptian gods as a means of understanding the world. The beliefs that these myths express are an
important part of ancient Egyptian religion.
Fantasy Fiction
Fantasy literature is literature set in an imaginary universe, often but not always without
any locations, events, or people from the real world. Magic, the supernatural and magical
creatures are common in many of these imaginary worlds.
Young adult fiction
Young adult fiction is a category of fiction published for readers in their
youth. YA books are catered towards readers from 12 to 18 years of
age. While the genre is targeted to teenagers, approximately half of YA
readers are adults.
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