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Five Elements Of The Da Vinci Code

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¨What really matters is what you believe.¨ That is a quote from my outside reading book, The Da Vinci Code. I believe that this book was actually a decent read. The Da Vinci Code was a very interesting and complex book, although I still did quite enjoy reading it. The five elements that I am going to talk about in my analysis of The Da Vinci Code are, the significance of the title, the writing style, themes and conflicts presented in the book, symbols and the conclusion. What is the significance of the title? To me I saw the title as a more literal significance rather than a figurative one. For example the code part of the title I believe refers to the actual codes and or riddles that Langdon and Sophie had to solve throughout the book. The main point of the book is that they solve these clues written in code to honor Sophie's grandpa's dying wishes which were to protect the artifacts. As for the Da Vinci part of the title, the curator, or Sophies grandpa, loved the work of Da Vinci and spent his life making sure his work was in mint condition. He made the cryptex that is used to solve these riddles by recreating a creation done by Da Vinci. Throughout the Da Vinci Code Dan Brown uses the style of third person point of view. This style of writing was perfect for this type of suspenseful and mysterious book. It was perfect because we only knew what was happening in that specific part of the book. We didn't know what was happening ahead of the characters in the book but

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