While this is fiction and a fictional character, many Christians share the same view and that was one of the reasons Brown chose to write on this subject. This is why it made a lot of sense that he was trying to obtain the San Greal, not to release it but to use it to blackmail the church into solidifying the place of Opus Dei. He is a man that believes in strict interpretation and application of religious ideals as well as extreme adherence to the church’s doctrines. He usually countered anyone who challenged his faith by saying that he has opted to follow the Catholic doctrine as rigorously as he can in his own daily life. Along with other Opus Dei followers, he believes that the church should retrace its steps and adhere to the strict dictations of the bible. It is alright for the Church to encourage people to believe in a higher power, but when a document that could shed more light on the past and the life of Jesus is being suppressed by the church because it goes against the current belief system, then that has moved from preaching faith to promoting ignorant.īrown strongly depicts this ignorance in the person of Bishop Manuel Aringarosa. Themes in The Da Vinci Code The Thin Line Between Faith and Ignoranceīelief in God and the events of the Bible are based on faith since no one can prove the existence of God.

The themes and elements contained in the book give it more flavor and help to pass Brown’s message, which is to promote discussions about the introspection and exploration of the Christian faith, and having a subjective opinion about the things around us. In a breathless race through Paris, London, and beyond, Langdon and Neveu match wits with a faceless powerbroker who seems to anticipate their every move.‘The Da Vinci Code‘ is a book that holds hostage the attention of the reader due to the nature of the subject at the center of its plot. Langdon joins forces with a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, and learns the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion-an actual secret society whose members included Sir Isaac Newton, Botticelli, Victor Hugo, and Da Vinci, among others.

While working to solve the enigmatic riddle, Langdon is stunned to discover it leads to a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci-clues visible for all to see-yet ingeniously disguised by the painter. Near the body, police have found a baffling cipher. Summary: While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call: the elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum.

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