Outside Reading - Week 6, Post A

The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown

VOCAB
- caliber (360)- the diameter of something of circular section, esp. that of the inside of a tube
- anaphylactic(363)- exaggerated allergic reaction to a foreign protein resulting from previous exposure to it.
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
1. "If you're smart enough to read it, you're permitted to know what is being said" (205). This is a cliche, it is used as sarcasm and is not fitting in this context.
2. "A piece of this puzzle is missing, Langdon thought" (207). This is a metaphor using the puzzle as a comparison for the mystery at hand.
3. "Langdon began to stand up but paused, spying the small, spent pistol shell on the floor beside the truck's precision-crafted door sill" (209). This is an example of imagery, using very descriptive words to describe an extremely intense situation.
QUOTE
"'I'm sorry about this' he said. 'I really have no choice'" (207). This quote is a direct speaking quote from the novel that really illustrates the suspense throughout this mystery. Brown puts cliff hangers at the end of each chapter and then switches to a different point of view. This was placed at the end of the chapter, right as the main characters are about to get shot, you don't know if the survive or not.
THEME
The overall theme is you never know what you will find if you just keep looking.