Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown was American author of thriller fiction. Who is
the best known for the 2003 bestselling novel The Da Vinci Code. Brown’s novel features the recurring themes of
cryptography, Keys, Symbols, codes, and conspiracy theories. The Da Vinci code connects
with Jesus ‘relationship with Mary Magdalene and fathered her child. According
to the book it is Mary Magdalene who is the Holy Grail and whom Da Vinci
painted in his work the Last Supper. In 2006 Director Ron Howard made a film on Da Vinci Code.
1)
According to Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code is not Anti-religion
or Anti-Christian book. But here in this novel Brown put all things which
include as conspiracy Christian fiction. It is about Christianity of revealing
the contrarian truth or not may be truth that Jesus Christ was not virgin and
he had child also, He revealed this thing not based on myth or interpretation
but he has also some strong evidence. He includes a historical thing that is
battle between Opus Dei and Priory of Sion over the possibility of Jesus having
been married to Mary Magdalene. Dan Brown uses history of Christianity to
forward the story of the novel. This book The Da Vinci Code is simply an
entertaining story that promotes spiritual discussion and debate that he
imagined one story that made only for entertainment.
2)
The protagonist of a story is the main character who
traditionally undergoes some sort of change. In the novel we can see that
Sophie and Langdon are both the protagonists of the plot. They work together to
uncover the clues about the Grail and Sophie’s family. The antagonist of the
novel is Leigh Teabing or the Teacher. Robert Langdon is a professor of
symbology and a writer of several books. If we do an Atheist reading than Leigh
Teabing can be consider as a protagonist. As he is interested in studying
history of Christianity, because his character deals an idea which is also
center of the novel.
Robert Langdon is a follower of Christianity when at the end
Langdon uncover the mystery behind the Mary Magdalene and the Holy Grail also
called Sangreal. We can say that Langdon is a hero or traditional protagonist.
If we can see Atheist reading point of view Sir Leigh Teabing become hero.
3)
Narration of studied Paradise Lost and The Da Vinci Code, In
Paradise Lost Milton wrote on Eve and Adam. Eve is responsible for fall of
Adam. Paradise Lost tries to show rationally with given Eve some space. But it
also decline women. We can say about ‘The Da Vinci Code’ breaks human faith
with showing history of Christianity. Here Brown’s novel Da Vinci Code has all
historical issues and reference strong evidence. Mary Magdalene’s role in the
Bible is very short but her role in ‘ The Da Vinci Code’ is rather long and important
one. Brown is trying to prove that Mary
Magdalene was the favorite of all the Disciples of Christ.
So we can say that Dan Brown’s conception of the ancient
world and transition to the modern has been shifted towards gender.
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