Introduction
The lead character is Robert Langdon, who is a fictional Harvard University professor of Symbology and Iconology. He is portrayed by Tom Hanks in the 2006 film adaptation of “The Da Vinci Code”
The book revolves around Robert Langdon and the chain of incidences that occurs during the hunt for the most sacred secret that mankind has yet to know which will change the very course of Christianity.
The novel starts of In the Louvre, where Jacques Sauniere the museum’s curator is awaited by an albino monk, and demands to know where the Holy Grail is hidden. After Sauniere told him the false location, Silas shoots him and leaves him to die. Realizing that he has only a few minutes to live he must pass on his important secret to someone else. Meanwhile, Harvard professor, Robert Langdon is in Paris to give a lecture about his research. Lieutenant Collet wakes him in the middle of the night because the Interpol needed his help in solving the murder of Jacques Sauniere. Langdon is brought to the scene by the captain Bezu Fache because he thinks Langdon was responsible for the killing. Langdon’s name was included in a riddle left by Sauniere which was on the floor right next to his body before he died. At the scene of the crime Langdon meets Sophie Neveu
McCullough structures the book into three large subdivisions. The story opens in England, October 26, 1775, with King George III of England addressing
A Christ Figure is a literary character whose actions are homogeneous with that of Jesus Christ. A Separate Peace, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and Cool Hand Luke are all works that incorporate a Christ Figure as one of their characters. Some of the actions exhibited by these characters include the performing of miracles, a last supper, a death and resurrection, and the betterment of their fellow peers. Christ Figures in literature commonly perform a number of miracles, which their acolytes once viewed as infeasible. McMurphy, the Christ Figure in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. is placed on a hospital ward brimming with hopeless patients under the control of an authoritarian nurse.
The plot Where it took place and when it took place Where are the
Pierre’s protagonist Vernon God Little is an agreeably significant character when it comes to the general meaning of the text, categorising the novel as of one of initiation. Vernon is in a stage of teenage-hood, where he is neither a grown up nor a boy, who begins to be confronted with the reality of life. He has a challenging family life; a mother, who is referred to as a “knife-turner,” whose presence is pointless to him due to her ignorance, and a dead father whose support Vernon is deprived of. The author presents Little in two ways: a contemporary teenager—an anti-social, childish, comic, rebellious figure with a foul mouth, who has no serious aspirations in life and an ominous future in his hometown, Martirio, suggested by “my nerves
The book follows Guy Montag, a fireman who sets things on fire instead of put out fires. He enjoys his job until on one job an old woman decides to burn with her books rather than evacuate. Haunted by her death, Montag becomes confused on why books would mean so much to anyone. He then decides to find out for himself by reading books from a personal stash of stolen books. Montag has a personal revolution; he realizes the dangers of restricting information and intellectual thought.
Clarisse is recognized by Montag because she is his new neighbor. She begins to spit out the oddest thoughts to Montag who believes she is crazy. However, she begins to change the way Montag thinks and opens his eyes to the dullness of his life. One day Montag notices he does not see Clarisse on his way home from work anymore. He soon realized Clarisse either has disappeared or been killed.
With the temperament of the characters and the diction with which the author composed, the tale was able to draw the reader back to the 17th century, where the original history transpired. The pandemonium that occurred almost seems too absurd to be true; cries of witchcraft and claims of witnessing others conspire with the devil are anomalies that you would find only in a modern day horror film. To imagine living in an era in which these oddities are considered ordinary is nearly unbelievable, therefore making it difficult to fathom that these events ensued long
Suddenly things he did every day without hesitation seemed silly. This is when the reader finally is able to identify the theme. For a while, it seems as though it is Montag against the world. The only person who could possibly understand him, Clarisse ,was murdered. His Family isn't an option and his wife Mildred was a lost cause.
In the beginning, after his wife goes missing, he tries to find the silverware that his wife took to give to the devil.
As Clarisse questions why Montag begins to think about his actions and how they affect people as well as society. The reader realizes Montag is a puppet in the dystopian society following the protocol as he is told by society. Montag’s inability to reason with what he is doing makes him gullible. Montag’s society would consider him dangerous within his society, but in reality he is escaping what is a dysfunctional.
He is told by one of the ribbers that “I dreamed that I should travel to the fields of Spain and look for a ruined church... if I dug at the roots of a sycamore, I would find a hidden treasure.” This abandoned church is back where the boy started his journey. He had traveled miles and miles, been robbed twice, met a Alchemist, left his love, just to find out that he never had to travel anywhere to find his treasure. That's like climbing a mountain and realizing you're only halfway there.
Throughout the book, Montag changes and becomes a better person. He is nicer at the end and learns to love books and nature because of his friends he had, Clarisse and Faber. Montag changes a lot and believes he has changed in a good way and he is happy the way he has turned out. Montag realizes all his bad mistakes and wants to fix them and make them better. He tries to start a new life after he has got away from the police and leaves the city.
The terror cause by sudden incidents can be identified a few lines down as, ‘The monk was gone, and the darkness of the hour baffled’ (Radcliffe 15). Not only does this sudden disappearance startled the characters of Vivaldi and Bonarmo but confuses the reader as well. The suddenness deployed by Radcliffe in this text regarding the disappearing monk confuses the reader as we, and the characters, are left to ponder whether the monk is a spectre or not. Radcliffe uses the technique in a way that suggest the powers of supernatural forces are at play, bringing about the heart stopping terror that stops Vivaldi in his tracks.
The Devil Wears Prada is about a new college graduate aspiring to become a journalist, Andrea (Andy), who is trying to adapt to her first job as the junior personal assistant to Miranda Priestly, the high demanding and cold editor-in-chief of Runway fashion magazine. Andy starts out her job knowing almost nothing about Runway, and of fashion itself. She feels like she doesn’t fit in with her attractive, gossip-obsessed co-workers, and Miranda’s senior assistant, Emily, was always there to remind her of it. Later on, she receives fashion advice from Nigel, the art director and gradually begins to dress herself more stylishly. Andy works harder than ever, trying to prove to Miranda that she wasn’t a disappointment, and she eventually succeeds when Miranda offers to take her to the Paris fashion show instead of Emily.
An important character in the Da Vinci Code is Leigh Teabing. Leigh Teabing is a very important character this is for many reasons. Leigh Teabing is the antagonist in the story. At first Bishop Aringarosa appears to be the antagonist but later on when Leigh Teabing is introduced the roles change. Teabing blames the Catholic Church as the ones behind hiding the holy grail.