Conspiracy Issues In The Da Vinci Code

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown is a fictional book that uses factual history and information to set the plot for the entire book. Dan Brown is an author that, not only wants an audience that loves to read fictional books, but also an audience that loves to learn about history. This book follows the path of Robert Langdon and Sophie Neveu as they are sent on a quest to find the truth about the death of Jacques Sauniere and the secret he was willing to die for. A perfect plot for the fictional readers, but the historical places and conspiracy theories draws on the minds of the historical readers. The problem with this is that some of the “facts” are incorrect and cause confusion and anger in those who do not know their history. The three main areas the audience will find misinformation or theoretical information are in the artwork that is deciphered, the places that are visited, and the facts about events that took place or how they happened. The artwork in Brown’s novel that have the most information and conspiracy theories surrounding them include The Vitruvian Man and The

In chapters 55 -56, Sir Leigh Teabing starts off with Sophie telling him all the information she thinks she knows about The Last Supper and taking it down another path. He goes on to talk about the amount of wine glasses and where Jesus is sitting, and who is sitting next to him. Teabing points out that the person sitting next to Jesus is Mary Magdalene, the prostitute (308-314). Here is the problem, the person who is actually sitting next to Jesus is John the Evangelist. In many of portraits that are of John portray him in a very feminine way. He is pictured with long, red, flowing hair, like Mary. During his day, young men were portrayed to have larger chests, which would have strong similarities to a woman 's breasts. Saint John the Evangelist is even displayed in the Louvre Museum with more feminine characteristics, bringing me to my next