Professor Egan
Expository Writing
September 14, 2005
The Da Vinci Code
When you first pick up the book the Da Vinci Code, the author Dan Brown begins to grab your attention. Dan Brown combines conspiracy, art, history, religion, murder and unanswered questions all into one book. There are several ways used in grabbing your attention, from the way the curator's body is positioned and using the Star of David. Each key uncovered unwinds the tapestry of the Da Vinci Code. The book opens up with the murder of the Louvre's curator inside the museum. When Robert Langdon arrives at the scene he is shocked at what he finds (Da Vinci Code, 36). At this point the first key is beginning to be revealed. Dan Brown drags us along by stating that the body is in a weird position but not giving us a direct image until a couple of chapters later.
We soon learn that the curator's body is set up to be a replica of Da Vinci's The Virtuvian Man. Near the body, police have found a......
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