A different aspect of the Hero’s cycle that Sophie experienced, more so than Langdon, was the aid of a supernatural mentor, which in this case was her grandfather, Jacques, even though he had died, he left her with numerous clues to help her answer all of her questions and guide her to discovering that she is a descendant of Christ.įrom the moment that Robert Langdon and Sophie Neveu leave the bathroom in the Grand Gallery, their adventure intertwines, the two of them experience several tests along the way. After reviewing seeing all of these signs, Sophie knew she had to become involved, leading to her call to adventure. While she was at work, she analyzed the the images of the crime scene to discover Sauniere positioned in her favorite image, the Vitruvian Man, as well as her initials from her nickname P.S. Sophie’s call to adventure is when she receives news that her grandfather has died under mysterious circumstances. To add to her already strange situation, her grandfather routinely set up intricate puzzles, treasure hunts, and mysteries that Sophie had to solve, her odd upbringing aligns with the hero’s journey step of a bizarre childhood. Sophie Neveu had a very strange upbringing, she was raised by her grandfather from a young age due to both her parents, her brother, and her grandmother dying in a car wreck. Sophie Neveu is initially presented as an extremely intelligent cryptographer, but the reader learns by the end of the novel that she is also a direct descendant of Jesus Christ, making the beginning and end of her hero’s journey vastly different from Langdons. From that point on, Sophie and Langdons hero’s quest blend together. Langdon’s second crossing of the threshold happens when he enters the bathroom and officially commits to aiding Sophie in her quest to figure out why she and Langdon were brought together.
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As Sophie Neveu enters the Grand Gallery to present the Fibonacci Code to Fache, she introduces herself to Langdon and warns him of impending danger, she then requests he meet her in the bathroom to assure he doesn’t get arrested, in a way, this is Sophie acting as Langdon’s mentor. His first encounter with crossing the threshold comes as he enters the room of the murder scene under the steel bars with Fache, he even mutters something along the lines of “it’s going to be a long night”, proving to be a place where he was overexposed and unsure of what was going to occur. As Langdon enters the Louvre and meets several of the novel’s other characters, he becomes more and more hesitant as to whether or not he wants to be included in the craziness of the night, similar to the Hero Quest step of refusing the call. Referencing the Hero’s Quest, Langdon is thrust into this adventure against his own wishes.
The officer then requests that Langdon go with him to investigate the murder of a famed museum curator, Jacques Sauniere, showing him a disturbing image that ignites Langdons fire to jump in and help the case, this in the Hero’s Quest, is Langdon’s call to action. Robert Langdon, a professor of Symbology, is formally presented to the reader in his hotel room in the middle of the night, during this Langdon gets a phone call demanding he allow a police officer in his room, he tries to refuse the visitor, but ultimately the officer enters his room. These characters quests overlap, but still remain singular in their own steps. Silas, the antagonist who experiences redemption, also has his own Hero Quest. Sophie Neveu, the novel’s second protagonist, also goes through her own trials and tribulations throughout the novel, guiding us through her own Hero Quest. Robert Langdon, the obvious protagonist, experiences all, a few steps (even) several times. The Hero Cycle is portrayed in nearly every aspect of the Da Vinci Code, every character goes through most, if not all of the cycle steps.
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