Introduction
The novel, Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown, published in 2003. A number of his novels are considered to be a treasure hunt; Angels & Demons, Inferno, The Lost Symbol, Origin and the present novel itself. In 2005, the author was influenced by getting consideration of being one of the hundred world famous influencers, who was credited with keeping afloat the publication industry by producing such mysterious novels. His novels are translated into 56 languages and more than two million printed copies are sold. The novel Da Vinci Code is about a code, revolving around the entire novel and also giving push to such events and incidents to lead further the novel, revealing laterly, what is becoming of the puzzling fibonacci sequence.
Abstraction
The Novel Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown, itself speaks of its significance, that is based on decoding the code, and the truth is in front of you. While trying to decode the code, many mysteries; regarding Christianity, Paganism, sacred-feminism, through various symbols, artworks and motifs, which contain the main symbolism, came into being with its own proclaiming truth, accepted somewhere, somewhere made faultery and somewhere known the essence tried to inscribe in a book. It is said: "The magnet only attracts the things, where the magnet belongs to. There are many elements otherwise, which may have attracted, but magnet, doesn't lend them that opportunity, as they don't have that tendency". So attracted the righteous one who had the true temperament to understand the whole behind curtain picture, if revealed it may have dire consequences.
Keywords: Dan Brown, the Da Vinci Code, symbols, motifs, art-works, Christianity, Paganism, Sacred-Feminism.
The background of the novel
The history of this novel is taken from the 'Holy blood & Holy grail books - Henry Lincoln, Michael Biagnet and Richard Leigh' and 'The book of John : The actual quest is for, "the Holy grail". The New Testament'(comprising entirely a bygone history, though traces have been vanished but it has been searched out about)Where Mary Magdalene is alleged, 'a faultery woman' until and unless her chastity isn't proved, she won't be considered as 'sacred' as she was used to. While on the other side, the statement says, Mary was present when Jesus was crucified, gathering the blood of Jesus in a container(that is the actual holy grail). On the contrary, the story is that Jesus and Mary had got married secretly and during the last supper, she was sitting beside Jesus, being one of the apostles. Thus they signified to be producing the generation of 'Holy blood' where Sophie Neveu and his brother, assumed to be two of the descendants, following this holy bloodline, of Merovingian kings of France. While it can't be as such as the historical character is mere representation of people, so how only two of the contestants can be of belonging, while who are others? It perhaps is possible that the entire abode of people belonging to merovingian kings of France but in attempt to survive on Earth, fractions are made, therefore conflict in beliefs.
The Significance of 'The Da Vinci Code'
The significance of 'the da vinci code's is when there is history involved or it is mere a shallow pan without material to proceed further. Thus the author has well-woven the history with present time. In attempt to do so it is retaining the significance of history as well as keeping intaction with the mysterious novel. Therefore construing an idea about christianity 'what was christianity? How its conceptualization was? How it has fractions, what sort of, some sacred some undeciphered yet denoting the special realm ?
The Da Vinci code itself is impregnated with all the mysteries, regarding the Holy grail. Jacques Sauneire is murdered in the Louvre museum along with three Senechaux, although isn't revealed by whom in the novel, but by Silas: a monk, hired by Leigh Teabing(later on revealed). The mystery revolves around the 'vitruvian man' being drawn by Jacques Sauniere himself, on his navel, when torched by Fache(DCPJ) getting back away, its beam illuminates some of the part. Sauniere was the worshipper of (paganism). The sketch in the novel signifies nothing, but half of a woman that is amalgamated with the pointed top head of a man. This is how harmony is established in society and if harmony isn't presumed in this way, there is mere anarchy surfaced. Subsequently the world was torn apart. Mary Magdalene is such a crucial figure, that signifies the very title of the novel and therefore sacred-feminism.
Thus this is the very figure that leads the progression of the novel further.
Symbols, Artworks and Motifs
These three elements in this novel are of much importance, the entire mystery is unraveled by these constituting parts. When Robert Langdon and Fache, approach near the body of Jaques Sauniere lying on the parquet floor, Langdon observed the body lying in the shape of pentacle(five pointed star) and it seems the curator himself has stripped off his clothes and drawn something upon. Which Langdon says belongs to the pagan religion. Later on some scrambling inscription in purple letters emerges beside his body, that reads..
O, Draconian Devil!
Oh, Lame Saint!
P. S. Find Robert Langdon
13-3-2-21-1-1-8-5
At first only three lines are fathomable, the last one is fathomed, when Sopie later on saves Robert Langdon from the clutches of Fache, who has kept Langdon under observation as the last line reads "Find Robert Langdon". When earlier having found the scrambling, Fache told that perhaps, Sauniere has written the name of the killer(La Vengeance), denied by Langdon, how it can be as the text as well as the symbol drawn on the curator's navel aren't coinciding with each other, by connecting with history. But by again giving a glimpse of history, in accordance with the curator, Langdon is able to get that the curator was actually belonging to Yin Yang like concept therefore Sacred-feminism, where a woman is revered.There is nothing as Leonardo Da Vinci was favoring paganism and loathing Catholic religion. How can it be? While Fache was trying to impose that this indictment is such and Leonardo Da Vinci was commercializing Christian religion, he was a homosexual, where a banker has spent his entire investment. In a way trying to portray Sauniere's character with derogation. With which he wasn't at all concerned.
It is revealed as the novel progresses further that 'the code is combination of both; Leonardo Da Vinci & Monalisa' and the number isn't something ordinary but 'a fibonacci sequence' regarded with divine ratio. Where some of the two numbers are followed by the third number(summing up the prior two). Eventually it is disclosed as it is nothing P. S. means (Sophie Neveu), Sauniere was his grandfather and it is the account number, supposed to be opened by Sophie Nevue with the help of Religious symbologist(Robert Langdon). Having found a small chest box, they hear some gurgling sound coming from the box. The inside shape seems to be of the Holy Grail, but the thing wasn't put so. Proceeding further the secret is disclosed at last, when Langdon approaches the container, where Mary Magdalene is lying down. Somewhere beneath the Roseline, the pyramid of 'Chalice and Blade' is situated. The chalice is 6 feet long, while the blade, is in supporting position, is half of the size of the chalice and this is how two pyramids were created by Jacques Sauniere. It is observed in the novel, where there is the clue of the traces of holy grail, experienced in the chest, hangs an artwork, which fills anyone with wonder, as Langdon feels seeing at first sight.
Motifs till the end of this novel, keeps on recurring as a reminder, the thing is still unexposed, and you're supposed to remember until and unless it isn't disclosed.
This is how the main symbol resurfaces on and often, engulfing other miniature symbols, motifs and artworks, associated with the holy grail. All the associatives, conveys the traits of the holy grail. But one can see in Fache : a contrasting persona unfurling through orthodoxy towards faith, a particle of Opus Dei institution, where according to the Sardine sister, a woman is considered inferior to a man and treated as a trivial being, being observed by her. While in Saint Sulpice institution, the woman is free to live her own part, though with some reliable restrictions.
Conclusion
Deciphering the mystery, it seems Mary Magdalene, though the figure of history, requires her traces through her own descendants, put into the worldly matters. We found in the novel, the grandmother and grandfather of Sophie Noveu, along with her own blood mother, but in similar manner, Jesus's character isn't fictionalized. Is it because "Mary Magdalene" was outcasted, so she was given such prominence by her own people"? Are the people surrounding, actually favoring her? Just goodness in disguise? Was she more good and pious in her approach, the people confronted her with enviousness, melted into righteousness?..It remains to be seen.
Works Cited
Brown, Dan., "The Da Vinci Code." Published in 2003.
Lincoln, Henry., Biagnet, Michael & Leigh, Richard., "The Holy Blood & The Holy Grail." Published by Jonathan Camp, in 1982.
Phillips, Stone., "Secret Behind, the da vinci code.", nbcnews.com, 14th April, 2005. https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna7491383
The New Testament : The book of John
Winters, Dan & Devlin, Keith., "Cracking the Da Vinci Code.", Discovermagazine.com, 26th June, 2004. https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/cracking-the-da-vinci-code.
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