symbols of "the da vinci code"
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Name :- Gohil Devangiba Aniruddhsinh
Roll No. :- 14
Email Id :-
[email protected] No. :- 13 (The New Literature)
Topic :- Symbols Of “The Da Vinci
Code”
Submitted To :- Department Of English
M.K.B.University
What is symbolism ?Symbolism is the practice or art of using an object or a word to represent an abstract idea. An action, person, place, word, or object can all have a symbolic meaning. When an author wants to suggest a certain mood or emotion, he can also use symbolism to hint at it, rather than just blatantly saying it
Chalice or Holy Grail
The chalice is an ancient symbol. Long before it became the symbol of the Holy Grail or the cup that caught Christ's blood. it was completely female in its symbolism, from the water it carried, the female element, to its shape as a womb-like receptacle. Given the origin of this symbol, it is no real surprise that books now abound claiming that the Holy Grail was in fact Mary Magdalene.The Holy Grail is conspicuous by its absence in Leonardo Da Vinci's painting of The Last Supper, where instead of just one chalice on the table, each disciple has their own cup.
The Pentagram
The Pentagram is a symbol of beauty and perfection and is connected to the goddess and
the Holy LadyEach point of the Pentacle has a different meaning and these are written in reverse
writing round the outside of the circle: The All, Spirit, the Divine. Intelligence and the Arts. Stability and the Physical. Courage and
Strength and lastly Emotions and Intuitions. Since ancient times these have all been guiding
forces for the good of humanity. Never more so than now do we need to be
reminded of the importance of the balance and harmony between all the people of the Earth
and between humanity and the natural world.
The Blade
Blade is symbolic of
Male.
It regards Symbology of
the Grail: original sign for a
male was ‘U.
It represents aggression and Manhood.
Fibonacci Sequence
The Fibonacci sequence describes a
natural growthpattern common to all life,
as seen in the structure of a nautilus shell.
Dan Brown features the Fibonacci
sequence as one of the many clues left
behind by Jacques Sauniere, the Louvre
curator.
The puzzle is instantly recognized and
unscrambled by his cryptologist
granddaughter.
It's only later discovered that Sauniere's
deposit box account number at the Zurich
bank is the Fibonacci sequence numbers,
arranged in the correct order.
Sauniere’s Knight
The knight that sits in Saunière’s office is
an ironic symbol: knights are supposed to
protect the Grail but this knight, which
Teabing has bugged, betrays the Grail.
This “betrayal” illustrates two interrelated
points
1. all knights cannot be trusted,
2. things are not always what they seem.
These points relate directly to Teabing.
When Langdon tells Sophie about Teabing,
he remarks, “There is no one better to help
them on the quest for the Grail than a
knight.” Teabing is both a “bad” knight and
something other than what he seems. Like
the knight in the office, he betrays the Grail
and is much more dangerous than he appears.
The Last Supper
At the heart of Brown's novel is the story
that da Vinci hid a major clue in his
masterpiece, The Last Supper.
On reexamining the painting, it's
discovered that sitting at Jesus' right hand is
Mary Magdalene, not as is commonly
believed, the apostle John.
In addition, the famous cup from which
Christ drank, the Holy Grail, is conspicuously
left out of the painting.
Here is where Brown cleverly weaves
medieval legends with high Renaissance art
to suggest that the Holy Grail - which
became the subject of endless search by
medieval knights - was not a cup at all but
Mary Magdalene herself, the human
receptacle for Jesus' blood line.
Mona Lisa: Painting
Another clue in the novel is seen in
one of da Vinci's Mona Lisa which
Langdon states is an expression of the
artist's belief in the "sacred feminine.“
The conclusion drawn is that Mona
Lisa is not any particular person, but a
cryptic reference to the Egyptian gods
Amon and Isis. "Mona" is an anagram of
Amon and "Lisa" a contraction of l'Isa,
meaning Isis.
In the novel, Professor Langdon
discovers that da Vinci painted the Mona
Lisa in opposition to the Church's
suppression of Mary Magdalene's true
identity.
Vitruvian Man
the Vitruvian Man represents creative
genius, art, music, film, and literature and
the amazing people who created them,
their names and creations hidden in
anagrams.
the Vitruvian Man represents creative
genius, art, music, film, and literature and
the amazing people who created them,
their names and creations hidden in
anagrams.
The Rose
Roses are a traditional gift symbolizing
romantic love. They have different meanings
depending on their color, the white rose is
symbolic of innocence and the feminine and
the red rose, true love and the masculine, in
The Da Vinci Code a pink rose has been
used to signify a graceful merging of both
feminine and masculine.
Less commonly colored roses include
yellow for platonic love, orange for passion
and blue for mystery. The rose has been
used here to denote geographical locations
on our planet, many of them, but not all,
reflecting the beauty of the rose.
Cell Phones
The cell phone symbolizes the
fact that in the modern world,
secrets are both harder and easier
to keep.
Teabing conceals his identity as
the Teacher by using cellphones to
communicate with his unknowing
allies.
Sophie has tipped Langdon off by
looking up her phone number, which
is stored in his cell phone, and
finding that it matches the number
Sophie gave Langdon as the American Embassy’s number.
Blood
Blood stands for truth and enlightenment in
The Da Vinci Code.
Sauniere draws a pentacle—for him, a symbol
of the Church’s intention to cover up the true
world—on his stomach in his own blood.
Sophie realizes that her grandfather has left a
message farther on the Mona Lisa because a
drop of his blood remains on the floor.
Teabing spies atrickle of blood on Silas’s leg,
which he takes to mean that Silas has a cilice, a
barbed punishment belt, on his thigh, and
disables him by hitting him there.
For Silas, blood means cleansing of
impurities.
And at the very end of the novel, the discovery
of the blood of Mary Magdalene running through
Sophie and her brother’s veins proves that the
story of the Grail is true.
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