Friday, March 28, 2008

fourth assignment

3 elements in the book The Davinci Code , first the story is full of symbols,and langdon is a person who works translating symbols , in the beginning they show langdon giving a conference about symbols ,in which symbols like the symbol for peace in other countries is seen a an Antichrist symbol because it symbolizes a Christ upside down, also there appears the symbol planted in the chest of neveus grandfather , which is a a five point star which here we would see as a demonic sing but in the story langdon finds that it actually stands for a female goddess.metaphors in this story are also abundant like the line mentioned by one of the religious servants that "All hell will break lose if the secret is found out" this is a metaphor because hell will not actually break lose fire will not be popping out of the streets ect. it can not be literally applied it just means people may act upset .an allegory , to me this whole story is an allegory because since allegory means a story poem or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning usually a moral , political , or a message,tis is a story in which two characters are brought together to figure out a secret that people have been killing over for, and at the end they find it .the symbols create suspense and wonder, the metaphors make you think and the allegory keeps you hooked to the story.

the project for my book , i found i think several, but the main one is history has been tampered with , and could be partially a lie.

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