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The Da Vinc Code


Respected Sir,

           Very interesting,  'Unput downable'  novel  written by Dan Brown.  'The Da Vinci Code' is the novel which reconstructed  the idea of Feminine Scarcity.  It is wonderful  'Suspense Thriller '. It is not anti - Christian novel. So many things  go together .  Here We find something  worthy which lies within us and we are wandering  outside to find it.  Knowledge comes within when time comes. Dawn comes when it realises from the within.   

" Varsho thi Ho je Shodhta , Hoy e Pag ni tale am Pan Bne.."

Narrative structure firmly bound with spiritual thinking not religions standpoint because both are different things.  The message is hidden inside that divinity is also achieved by body. Then Why Mind is considered as privilege over Body ? Pagan rituals are more important in the world.

 Here I share my Views regarding three questions of the text :

1.       (If)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?

          All Three Books are written in different ages. 'Genesis' , 'The Paradise Lost' and ' The Da Vinci Code' have different narrative structure though the centre of the story is same.  Earlier time people blindly follow the religion without any questions and they have fear of happening with them if they don't follow the particular religion and ritual.  In Bible - God is Everything. It's all about religions . No space for human beings. And 'Genesis' stands for that era and it is also known as " Dark Age". Then , Milton came with same story but  with some different perspective. He defines Male in centre and defines the role of Men and Women. Now, in 21st century the best novel is written by Dan Brown whose narration of entire story is conveyed with  reasons and arguments  which he puts in the text.  He deals with the entire history of Christianity. Though it is speculative work some pieces of truth lies are there. Reader must have to think about it and it gives more ideas rather than previous two.

          So, Having studied three books ,   Dan Brown's narrative of the novel "The Da Vinci Code" seems more truthful to the contemporary young mind.

2.  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?

'Humanity'  - Small word have deep meaning . To live life peacefully  in the world with co - existence  Humanity  must be there. But, Unfortunately we all are taught so many things except Humanity  by society, by different institutions and mostly by religions. It's only talk about it , It never allows people to apply in practical life with their conservative mind set and putting hard seeds in mind from the childhood.  

          All Three books harms to  'Humanity ' giving wrong message or never interrelating the symbols to those who are unable to understand the particular things with assured aspects.  

        'Bible' does same things in society. Bible says that Men are privilege over Women.  Fall of Adam is the fault of Eve. Means..... Fall of Man is considered as the fault of women. She is blamed without her blunder or any reason. Means... If there is pain , suffering and any king of agony in man's life , there is the mistake of women. It is the degradation of Humanity to consider Female as only the reason behind Fall.

          ' Paradise Lost'  established the 'Role division  of Man and Women in the society'.  No doubt, Milton gives the space to both Adam and Eve but Eve is described  with  nature of Argumentative.  It creates the harm of Humanity to depict that Women's argumentative nature leads to evil end so never argue with them.  Eve wins in her arguments and gets the permission to work separately and eat Apple from the Tree. It is just seems like negative point of view. Argumentations lead to terrible conclusion or end - that is indirectly described by Milton in the text 'Paradise Lost'. In short, Woman's thinking and concerns are the Fall of Humanity is depicted by Milton . Never argue with female and never does the things which is suggested by them.  Such things are harm to Humanity in society which is portrayed by Milton.

          'The Da Vincy Code'  - not fully damaged to HumanityIt also reconstruct the idea of " sacred feminine "  giving the equal right to both male and female.  . Though we consider Humanity as Whole in the novel " The Da Vincy Code", at some extent it also harm to Humanity hiding the secret of Holy Grail and not reveal the secret of  history of  Christianity. 

3.  When we do traditional reading of the novel ‘The Da Vinci Code’, Robert Langdon, Professor of Religious Symbology, Harvard University emerges as protagonist and Sir Leigh Teabing, a British Historian as antagonist. Who will claim the position of protagonist if we do atheist reading of the novel?

           Protagonist and Antagonist both are emerged  when reader read them with meticulous way and having some kind of sympathy and disgust for them in mind. The same thing happens in each text. And here it is also applicable .

           If we read it  without consideration of  a British Historian - Sir Leigh Teabing's motifs , it seems like that the protagonist of the novel is The professor of Religious Symbology- Robert Langdon. But, We do reading with atheist perspective  - Sir Leigh Teabing's motifs, he will emerge as the protagonist of the novel. He wants to reveal the secret of 'The Holy Grail' so that people can live life without fear and more happily.

          There is the vast different between Robert Langdon and Sir Leigh Teabing. Teabings motifs are more clear than Robert Langdon. Robert's journey seems like pilgrimage because he bows down to see Sarcophagus of Mary Magdalene though  he is the professor of Religious Symbology. He accepts the idea of existence of God.  He keeps secret as secret whereas secret  must be revealed  according to Sir Teabing's view.

"If you want to liberate the freedom of Humanity , Secret must be revealed  beacuse Humanity is under the Christianity."

                                                                             - Sir Leigh Teabing

          Thus, Sir Leigh Teabing claim the position of protagonist if we do atheist reading of the Novel " The Da Vinci Code."



Thank You. 

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