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Summary

Sophie is a cryptologist with the French Judicial Police and the protagonist of the book. She is a very intelligent woman whose parents and brother were killed in a car accident when she was young. Langdon is a professor of symbology at Harvard and is a very nice and for the most part trusting guy. The story starts out with Langdon being stood up by Sauniere and Sauniere locking himself inside of the Louvre in order to keep only himself inside and make sure that no one else could possibly get in. Langdon thought that it was some guy that he had angered earlier but gets shot in the stomach and then realizes that his three other friends have also been killed by the man. Sophie comes into the Louvre sating that she has encrypted the code and that Langdon should call the U.S. Embassy but instead it is a voice message of Sophie telling Langdon that he is in big trouble. Langdon is very confused and doesn’t know what to do. Later he and Sophie are talking about a very urgent message that Sauniere left Sophie and Langdon thinks that she may have been his lover but then later finds out that he is her grandfather. Sophie and Langdon while still away from the others come up with a plan to get out of the Louvre without getting caught by Collet. Collet realizes that there was a breach out of the men’s bathroom and thinks that Langdon committed suicide. Sophie decided to throw the GPSdevice out of a small opening into a truck to trick Collet into following it while they hide in the shadows of the museum.

Back in the museum Sophie and Langdon find that there is blood splattered below the painting and six words over the Mona Lisa, the two find that there is a message on the Mona Lisa but Collet sends half of his men back in to the Louvre, thinking that the two could have never left. Langdon and Sophie find that there is a message saying p.s. on the back of the painting and quickly flee the museum and get into Sophie’s tiny car and head for the U.S. Embassy. After getting spotted on the way to the Embassy, Sophie and Langdon both mislead the police again in order to buy them more time to figure out the next clue. While in the taxi they realize that their driver is going to turn them in so they force him out with a gun and continue to head toward the address found on the back of Sophie’s key she found. When at the address, they go into the bank and look eventually after the help from Vernet, they realize the code and inside find a little rosewood box, Vernet sneaks them out in the back of an armored truck and Sophie and Langdon realize that they are holding the Priory keystone.

Langdon thinks to go and see Teabing who is a Religious historian and also a grail expert. Teabing tells the two that the grail is not a cup but it is a person, a woman to be more specific. He talks about how Jesus and Mary had many children and they are considered to be the grail. Sophie begins to think that she may be the grail but Langdon quickly tells her that it would be impossible with her last name. Teabing finds out that Langdon and Sophie are being followed and demands to know what is going on immediately. Teabing, who was getting very angry almost kicked out both of them until they told him that they have the Priory keystone and he lets them stay. Silas and many others have tracked down all of them at Teabing’s house and as Langdon notices a small hole in the box when he pushes it, it releases the rose and shows lines of text that Langdon thinks may be the main clue to finding out the hidden grail.

Teabing thinks that Remy can give him and the others a ride to the Temple Church after landing and comes up with a way to get to the Temple Church without getting caught. Teabing has an idea to get into the Temple Church and thinks that he can lie his way inside to find the next clue that they need. After dropping off the Teabing, Sophie and Langdon Remy who is Teabing’s driver thinks about how rich he will be after finding the grail and you find out that he too is working for the teacher. Langdon and Sophie figure out that Newton was the knight that was being talked about and head to his grave to get the next clue. While there they see a letter that is telling them where Teabing is, who was taken earlier at the Temple Church and to meet there or else their friend would die. When they arrive they notice that it was a set up and see Teabing pointing a gun at them. Teabing explains to the two how he killed Sauniere and the others and still asks the two to help him find the grail. After figuring out the cryptex Langdon pulls out the cryptex and throws up the glass in the air, Teabing tries to get it but can’t reach and he looks back up and sees that Langdon is still holding the map and Collet is coming to get Teabing to arrest him. Langdon and Sophie after finding the last clue get led to a small house which is some-what familiar to Sophie for some reason. Sophie figures out that it is her parent’s house and reunites with her family. While there Langdon asks about the grail and if anyone had found it. A month later when back in Paris Langdon figures out the meaning of Sauniere’s poem and is very excited. He runs to the Louvre where he figures out that it was pointed to a small and bigger pyramid that is rumored to be to an underground vault. Langdon thinks that this must have been what Sauniere meant when saying that Sophie would be able to find him.

Connections

 1.) The first connection that I have to the book is about Robert Langdon. Langdon is very interested in finding new things and loves artifacts and things of that nature. Also my grandpa will never stop until he finds what he is looking for a lot like Langdon. Although they both may not always find what they are looking for right at first they will always keep trying.

2.) Another connection that I have to the book is the Louvre, or the museum. The museum is very important to the book and museums also used to be very important to me. I always used to want to go to the museums if we went on vacation and was always my favorite part a lot like how Langdon is very into museums and looking at very interesting things.

3.) I can connect to Sophie because like her grandma and brother left her, my great grandma had to split up with her family because if not they had a good chance that they were not going to make it. This was a very rough situation to deal with. However, they both got through it and it all worked out in the end.

4.) I can connect to Teabing he, like my mom is a very generous person. Both of them seem to help out and will do anything for you no matter what. Teabing is a very big part of helping them find the grail and without him they never would have found it. Although he did turn on them in the end I still feel that he was a pretty nice guy and a huge character in the book.

5.) The last connection that I have to the book is Jonas Faukman because like him, I am very eager to make money. He is also a pretty smart guy and likes what he does. However, I don’t think I would just do whatever it takes to get money. My morals would probably get in the way.

Visuals

1.) I firstly got a picture of Paris because it is where the story begins and where Langdon and Sophie both live. Parisis also the place where the Louvre is which is another huge part of the book and a big key to discovery where the grail is. A picture of the Eiffel Tower is what I always visualize when I think of Parris and that made this picture seem like it was the best to represent my visual.



2.) The next picture that I have is of the American Embassy. The American Embassy is a huge key to the book as well, Langdon and Sophie realize that it would be the only safe place for them to go and they use the Embassy to trick the police and gives them just enough time to find the grail. When I thought about what an embassy might look like I thought of a big official looking building with a lot of decorative design on it.



3.) This is a picture of the Louvre in Paris, France. The Louvre is probably one of the most important parts of the entire book because of all of the time spent there throughout the book and all the findings that happen there. Sauniere also dies there and ends up being the place where the grail is at the end. The Louvre has a big glass pyramid on it. This picure seemed like the best representation, because it is all lit up and easy to see.



4.) This is a picture of the Castel Gandolfo which is the the summer residence for the Pope and also the meeting place for Bishop Aringarosa. This is the place where the Bishop was given all of his money from the church and plays a key role for the Bishop. Although he got killed by accident in the end, he still came very close to the grail. This picture seemed like it was the best picture, because the castle is described as not have big tall towers or turrets on it. I thought it would be a different color, but this was the best one I could find without turrets.



5.) The Rosslyn Chapel is the last of the important places throughout the book. This is where their last clue leads them to and where Sophie ends up meeting her grandmother and brother. When there and talking to them Langdon gets somewhat of an idea of where he thinks that the grail might be. Luckily when he arrived back in Parishe figured out Langdon's poem and overall found the grail. I actually looked up a picture of the Rosslyn Chapel and this is it. I picked this picture because it showed how unique the chapel is with all of its small towers and acrhes.

Works Cited

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Review

The Da Vinci Code was a very interesting book and is not like any other book that I have read before. It starts off with the death of a Priory in the Louvre and takes you throughout all of Paris on a amazing journey to find the Holy Grail. Langdon and Sophie who are the main characters go through thick and thin in order to reveal this hidden treasure. This was a great book and a very thrilling novel, it is one of the best books I have ever read and surprisingly kept my attention the entire time. If you are into very off your seat reading and like puzzles and things of that matter this will be one of the best books you could ever find. Dan Brown is the author of the book and does a great job with it, so if you are into a very thrilling, and adventurous book, then you need to check out The Da Vinci Code.