Name :- Gohil Devangiba Aniruddhsinh

Roll No. :- 14

Email Id :-

devangibagohil786@gmail.comPaper 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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