Sophie Neveu's The Da Vinci Code

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Sophie Neveu was described as an attractive young woman who looked to be about thirty. “Dressed casually in a knee-length cream-colored Irish sweater over black leggings, she was attractive and looked to be about thirty. Her thick burgundy hair fell unstyled to her shoulders, framing the warmth of her face. Unlike the waifish, cookie-cutter blondes that adorned Harvard dorm room halls, this woman was healthy with an unembellished beauty and genuineness that radiated a striking personal confidence. … Her eyes were olive-green…” (pg. 50) Robert Langdon thought of her to be a confident woman who was authentic unlike the girls who went to the same college as he did.
In the beginning of the book Sophie Neveu felt capable that she could get Robert …show more content…

It took place in the current day of 2003. In this society women were looked down on in a certain catholic church and some workplaces. “Men enter the building through the main doors on Lexington Avenue. Women enter through a side street and are ‘acoustically and visually separated’ from the men at all times within the building.” (pg. 28) “ … Sophie Neveu had been foisted on Fache two years ago as part of the ministry’s attempt to incorporate more women into the police force. The ministry’s ongoing foray into political correctness, Fache argued, was weakening the department. Women not only lacked the physicality necessary for police work, but their mere presence posed a dangerous distraction to the men in the field.” (pg. 49) The women of the Opus Dei church were not allowed to interact with the men of the church inside of the building at any time. They also had to enter the building through a back door because the church was embarrassed to be seen harvesting women church goers. Captain Bezu Fache thought that incorporating women into the organization in anyway would be a big downfall as far as strength in the …show more content…

‘You opened it. Where … is the map?’” (pg. 425) “He knows! Teabing’s heart craved that knowledge” (pg. 425) The major conflict of the story is solved when Robert Langdon figures out the code word that opens up the second cryptex. In it, he finds the map of the hiding place of the Holy Grail. “She kissed Sophie’s forehead once again, then whispered in her ear. ‘No more secrets, princess. It’s time you learn the truth about our family.’” (pg. 441) Sophie’s conflict is solved when the map of the Holy Grail leads her to an old place that brings back memories. There she meets her grandmother who tells her the truth about her family’s bloodline. “ ‘Listen,’ Fache said, speaking to her in terse French. ‘I made a terrible mistake tonight. Robert Langdon is innocent. All charges against him have been dropped. …’” (pg. 368) “When the doors burst open, Bezu Fache entered like a bull into a ring, his feral eyes scanning, finding his target--Leigh Teabing …” (pg. 426) Robert Langdon’s problem is solved when Bezu Fache admits and apologizes for accusing him falsely. The real murder is then arrested later in the book. Conflict is important in a novel because it is a key element in any story. It can interest the readers more and makes the overall story

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