the da vinci code analysis
Joseline Falu
November 18, 2013
Nancy Rowe
English T100
The Seed of Doubt
Is The Da Vinci Code just a novel? Just a movie? The Da Vinci Code, is a mystery novel written by Dan Brown which has caused many effects on today’s society. Many religious and agnostic people around the world are taking the story of this book seriously. Some people started to doubt their own perspectives about the Catholic Church, while others turned its controversy into a good source of business.
The Da Vinci Code follows symbologist Robert Langdon and crytologist Sophie Neveu as they investigate a murder in Paris’s Louvre Museum. They discover a battle between the Opus Dei and the Priory of Sion, over the possibility of Jesus had been married to Mary Magdalene. The title of the novel refers to the fact that the murdered victim is found in the Grand Gallery of the Louvre, laying naked and posed like one of Leonardo da Vinci’s famous drawings, the Vitruvian Man. Da Vinci, is portrayed as the head of the conspiracy guarding the “truth” about Jesus Christ, where he planted various codes and secret symbols on his works, particularly on his painting of the Last Supper. The plot is set against a background of religious and “historical” statements that are claimed to be “facts.” These are a mixture of anti-Christian teachings, feminist theology, and goddess worship. For example, the book says that early Christians did not believe in the divinity of Christ; the Resurrection never happened; The Bible is the result of political power play by the Roman Emperor Constantine; and early Christians worshiped the “divine feminine.” These statements are made by a likeable expert, a Harvard professor who seems to be a credible and authoritative figure in the novel. Brown’s controversial novel has affected today’s society in many ways. Although this is a work of fiction, the book claims to be meticulously researched and it goes to great extents to convey the impression that it is based
November 18, 2013
Nancy Rowe
English T100
The Seed of Doubt
Is The Da Vinci Code just a novel? Just a movie? The Da Vinci Code, is a mystery novel written by Dan Brown which has caused many effects on today’s society. Many religious and agnostic people around the world are taking the story of this book seriously. Some people started to doubt their own perspectives about the Catholic Church, while others turned its controversy into a good source of business.
The Da Vinci Code follows symbologist Robert Langdon and crytologist Sophie Neveu as they investigate a murder in Paris’s Louvre Museum. They discover a battle between the Opus Dei and the Priory of Sion, over the possibility of Jesus had been married to Mary Magdalene. The title of the novel refers to the fact that the murdered victim is found in the Grand Gallery of the Louvre, laying naked and posed like one of Leonardo da Vinci’s famous drawings, the Vitruvian Man. Da Vinci, is portrayed as the head of the conspiracy guarding the “truth” about Jesus Christ, where he planted various codes and secret symbols on his works, particularly on his painting of the Last Supper. The plot is set against a background of religious and “historical” statements that are claimed to be “facts.” These are a mixture of anti-Christian teachings, feminist theology, and goddess worship. For example, the book says that early Christians did not believe in the divinity of Christ; the Resurrection never happened; The Bible is the result of political power play by the Roman Emperor Constantine; and early Christians worshiped the “divine feminine.” These statements are made by a likeable expert, a Harvard professor who seems to be a credible and authoritative figure in the novel. Brown’s controversial novel has affected today’s society in many ways. Although this is a work of fiction, the book claims to be meticulously researched and it goes to great extents to convey the impression that it is based