Da Vinci Code novel by Dan Brown

Da Vinci code novel

“Da Vinci code” is very interesting and thriller novel written by Dan Brown. It is also   conspiracy fiction  and detective novel. In this novel Brown  presented woman as more intelligent. While viewing movie I find that some changes in the beginning novel and movie. Movie starts with murder of Jacques Sauniere and the novel starts with Louver Museum.

( 1)What difference do you see in the portrayal of 'Ophelia' (Kate Winslet) in Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet, 'Elizabeth' (Helena Bonham Carter) in Kenneth Branagh's Mary Shelley's Frankenstein or 'Hester Prynne' (Demi Moore) in Roland Joffé's The Scarlet Letter' or David Yates's 'Harmione Granger' (Emma Watson) in last four Harry Potter films - and 'Sophie Neuve' (Audrey Tautau) in Ron Howard's The Da Vinci Code? How would justify your answer?

 Character of Sophie Neveu and Ophelia both we see vast difference. In the Case of Ophelia character present as inferior or depended on man character. sometime we see that women use as object of society or margin(subaltern) of society. Society always look at woman follow all rules and  regulation of man figure.

Kenneth Brangh’s Hamlet’ Ophelia portrayal of more cruel way .In this movie Ophelia  some scene ‘Madness of Ophelia’. But Shakespeare Hamlet there is no description of Ophelia.

‘The Scarlet letter’ Hester Prynne struggle a lot with puritan society. Hester is out casting from the society because of Hester give the birth o

Sophie character strong rather than Hester and Ophelia. Sophie is more talented and intelligent  all of them. she solved many puzzle with the help of knowledge and she is good cryptologist.

the body of women more objectified. Hermione and Sophie’s physical appearance is more controlled in film. No doubt that the movie’s theme “Feminine Sacredness” is played a vital role in portraying the female character like Sophie. But what camera played is also important thing.

2) Knowability of Da vinci Code

Here this novel Da vinci code apply the concept of Knowability

“I don’t know ,what I don’t know’’ so many characters in the novel.

we came to know how ‘knowledge’ is important for them so knowledge plays a very vital role in the book, we can say that knowledge and  knowability both are main pillar of the text. Let’s look what is the meaning of knowledge, knowability and how it is apply for all the characters like; Sophie Neveu, Robert Langdon, Leigh Teabing, Silas etc.

The Da Vinci Code if we can compare Sophie’s character with it than we came to know that Sophie doesn’t know her real identity or she don’t know that she was bloodline of Jesus Christ and Holy Grail .and that’s why quest for knowing and quest for identity emerge. 

Identify Knowable

Secret of sophie and Leigh Teabing has revile Sophie truth.but still can not perceive truth .Robert Langdan Myths and Teabing as secret keeper.Sophie  herself not  belive in blood line she is  also  become part of things.

How to know is very difficult revelation. Intutive Knowledge/Understanding more important to knowing the things in rationality and intuitive knowledge.

what is knowable?

 this is an ontological question, it refers to the aspect of social reality to deals with assumptions we are willing to make about the nature of reality.

3) In Genesis (The Bible) ,Paradise Lost (
John Milton) Da Vinci Code Dan Brown it all three books presented Religion as centre narrative.

Genesis (The Bible)

 In book The Bible ,God is at the center. People were not aware about the text because The Bible is only allowed to priest. It is not reach to human being. So, people were not suspension about The Bible. So, there was no space for questioning or doubting.The Da Vinci Code” is not faithful to Christianity. He shows a woman character more powerful than the male character. Both narrations of Milton and Dan Brown are controversial. 

Discussion of narrative of all three book.narration is based on individual perspective.when we discuss about religion,religious always blind follower  and faith  of people.

These all texts are written by different writers so there must be different points of view. There is different ways of looking towards the religion or history. The individual narration is always connected with his or her own feelings, emotions, heritage, and different point of views.

 (4) When we  do traditional reading of the Novel “The Da vinci Code”

Atheist reading of Sir Leigh Teabing becomes hero and Robert Langdon  becomes antagonist.He wants to reveal truth or secret of Holy Grail.He wants to make free people from the burden of so called religious.Through the novel and movie we found that Robert Langdon is shown as anti religious and anti god but at the end of the novel we found that he bow down to god and Christianity,he become part of “Priory of Sion” and savior of Holy Grail.Leigh Teabing tries to reveal secret he wants to make people happy and free.when we look at history  we found that many people died and killed because the name of religion.

Leigh Teabing tries to save humanity from religious. He say that “Let them Live with Life, make them free”.Leigh Teabing life become pilgrimage ,because of he is search of Holy Grail with better purpose than other.

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