49 pages • 1 hour read
Rick RiordanA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
The importance and nature of family are key concerns from the novel’s opening pages. That Amy and Dan are orphans immediately introduces an element of ambiguity to the novel’s depiction of family; as children without parents, they are outside the nuclear ideal, implying that the novel’s definition of family may similarly depart from societal norms. At the same time, the circumstances surrounding Grace’s death reinforce a very traditional understanding of what family means. From Grace’s perspective, family seems to be defined in a legalistic and historical way: by lineages and blood. She divides her estate between her descendants and gives them all equal access to the first clue, whether they are nakedly greedy, like the Holts, or personally connected to Grace, like Amy and Dan. The greater structure of the Cahill family presents yet another vision of what family could be. The Cahills function like a massive global syndicate, sporting multiple branches with unique identities and individual loyalties. The family’s involvement in high echelons of business, government, and culture has led to substantial infighting between familial lines, but they all pride themselves on belonging to this elite clan. Against this
By Rick Riordan
Daughter of the Deep
Rick Riordan
The Battle of the Labyrinth
Rick Riordan
The Blood of Olympus
Rick Riordan
The Burning Maze
Rick Riordan
The Chalice of the Gods
Rick Riordan
The Dark Prophecy
Rick Riordan
The Hammer of Thor
Rick Riordan
The Hidden Oracle
Rick Riordan
The House of Hades
Rick Riordan
The Last Olympian
Rick Riordan
The Lightning Thief
Rick Riordan
The Lost Hero
Rick Riordan
The Mark Of Athena
Rick Riordan
The Red Pyramid
Rick Riordan
The Sea of Monsters
Rick Riordan
The Son of Neptune
Rick Riordan
The Sun and the Star: A Nico di Angelo Adventure
Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro
The Sword of Summer
Rick Riordan
The Throne of Fire
Rick Riordan
The Titan's Curse
Rick Riordan