Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Setting
The characters in Dan Brown novels definitely get around. (We're talking about geographically. Get your mind out of the gutter.) So even though our story starts in the heart of Paris, Langdon and S...
What's Up With the Title?
The late, great Jacques Saunière was a huge fan of another late great: Leonardo Da Vinci. In fact, he was such a big fan that he devoted much of his life to preserving his work—the well-known as...
What's Up With the Ending?
For a book that's pretty solidly rooted in academic lecturing, Dan Brown goes all mystical at the end:Like the murmurs of spirits in the darkness, forgotten words echoed. The quest for the Holy Gra...
Tough-o-Meter
The Da Vinci Code is an awesome amalgamation of pure entertainment combined with fascinating trivia and obscure factoids. Instead of making the book confusing, though, Brown has a way of incorporat...