Thursday, 16 January 2020

Thinking activity on The Da Vinci code by Dan brown

This blog is a part of my Academic thinking  activity. This task given by pro. Dilip Barad.



1) Brown states on his website that his books are not anti-Christian, though he is on a 'constant spiritual journey' himself, and says that his book The Da Vinci Code is simply "an entertaining story that promotes spiritual discussion and debate" and suggests that the book may be used "as a positive catalyst for introspection and exploration of our faith."

   
         Dan  Brown says The Da Vinci code is not a anti Christian novel. As we see the beginning of the Novel there is a question on the relationship between Jesus and Mary Magdalene. There is also so many things about Christian religion. But Jesus blood is also not accept that faith. Sophie Neveu also belongs to Jesus's blood but she is anti Christian character in the novel. She is a child of Mary Magdalene and Jesus. But Sophie have a no faith in Christian religion. The other characters Leigh Teabing who believe in human Bing .he believes there is not any divine force. Making should be free from that type of things. So larger part of the novel is a anti Christian. They have also question on Jesus and Magdalene's relations. 




2) “Although it is obvious that much of what Brown presented in his novel as absolutely true and accurate is neither of those, some of that material is of course essential to the intrigue, and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman has retained the novel's core, the Grail-related material: the sacred feminine, Mary Magdalene's marriage, the Priory of Sion, certain aspects of Leonardo's art, and so on[1].” How far do you agree with this observation of Norris J. Lacy?

 
     The observation of Norris Lacy is true. We can say Akiva Goldsman has retained the story line and it is much like novel. The grail related material, definite aspects of Leonardo's art and many things. The screen writer is successful to keep the core content through the use of all the symbols and secrets about the novel. We can find the scenes in Louvre museum so it is much realistic. Dan Brown's major materials for the novel is taken from the book 'The holy blood and the holy grail'. The idea of feminine sacredness is much live as Sophie Nevue leads to Robert Langton.  So everything is not true but it has  historical sense. It used to make story interested.


3) You have studied ‘Genesis’ (The Bible), ‘The Paradise Lost’ (John Milton) and ‘The Da Vinci Code’ (Dan Brown). Which of the narrative/s seem/s to be truthful? Whose narrative is convincing to the contemporary young mind?


I think Milton’s narrative is more truthful. Paradise lost is more convincing to contemporary young mind because human is a centre of the paradise lost. In the Genesis God is a centre Leonardo Da Vinci suffering from Dyslexia. So he create mistakes. Some are the nothing hidden code. Da Vinci's painting is a very problematic when compared with paradise lost. Eve raised questions against God. Milton's narrative is a human centric so it is more convincing to young mind.



4)What harm has been done to humanity by the biblical narration or that of Milton’s in The Paradise Lose? What sort of damage does narrative like ‘The Vinci Code’ do to humanity?



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