Reflection #6

Nolan B.

Mr. Salsich

The Da Vinci Code

Pages: 115 - 136

These pages provided many more answers, and some problems for Sophie and Langdon. Jacques has used many anagrams for Sophie and Langdon to solve. The first anagram led them to the "Mona Lisa", where they found another anagram. This anagram, after it had been solved, read another one of Da Vinci's paintings, the "Madonna of the Rocks". Sophie was now by herself to figure out if there was any writing since Langdon had been caught by one of the policemen. Sophie finds the key with the letter "P.S." behind the painting, so now she only has to figure out what the key is used for still. The problem for her now is that the man Silas, who had killed Jacques, has figured out he was lead on wrong, meaning he will most likely be after Sophie for answers soon. Silas is very dangerous too, so they will have to avoid him at all cost. The book has now switched to a more action side instead of mystery, causing it to be way more exciting and suspenseful.

Reflection #5

Nolan B.

Mr. Salsich

The Da Vinci Code

Pages: 88 - 114

These pages were a lot to take in. Dan Brown earlier in the book just kept adding more and more mystery's that needed answering. Now he's starting to answer questions but all they is lead to more questions. For example, we learn what Jacques meant by some of things he had written before. He had written the letters "P.S.", and Langdon asks Sophie if she thinks it stood for her. She then remembers how Jacques has a key with those letters on it, and he told her she would own that key one day. This answered the question of why "P.S." was written, but now we have to ask what the key is even used for. At least he's starting to answer some questions. I guess he needs to leave some questions unanswered to keep me interested, and it is working. It's different then answering all your questions at once like some authors do, but he's just always adding more that's it's almost impossible to keep track of them. It also makes me have to read pages over to make sure he didn't add anymore mysteries that need to be figured out.

Reflection #4

Nolan B.

Mr. Salsich

The Da Vinci Code

Pages: 64 - 87

It's seems that the people in the investigation agreed with my earlier prediction that Langdon is more involved in this murder than we'd think. I actually don't think he is anymore. Langdon doesn't show any signs of knowing anymore than the reader does. He is also getting helped by a girl named Sophie, who told him that the people in the investigation were on to him and had enough evidence to arrest him. Sophie knows he's innocent though, but she is definitely more involved in this investigation. We learn that the drawing Jacques made of "The Vitruvian Man" was her favorite drawing of Da Vinci's, and he knew that. She tells us how she thinks Jacques was trying to reach to her by doing this because Sophie happens to be Jacques granddaughter. These pages answered a lot of questions for me.

Reflection #3

Nolan B.

Mr. Salsich

The Da Vinci Code

Pages: 43 - 63

Dan Brown has used much mystery in the book so far. It is very hard to predict what will happen next, and he keeps adding in new mystery's each chapter. There are many codes too that will hopefully be answered in the book soon, so I start getting a slight clue of what's going to or is happening. The newest mystery is why Jacques drew a picture around his body resembling one of Da Vinci's paintings called "The Vitruvian Man". He is starting to ease into what's going on like with the man Silas, who we learned killed his abusive father during his childhood and ran away after. This tells us why Silas would have murdered Jacques and his friends. The other mystery's still have yet to be explained. I like the mystery because he makes me think of a lot of possibilities that could happen.

Reflection #2

Nolan B.

Mr. Salsich

The Da Vinci Code

Pages: 21 - 42

In this chapter a man named Langdon comes back into the book, who was supposed to meet with Jacques before he was killed. Langdon has been brought into the case now, and knows quite a bit about the symbols Jacques drew with his blood. I predict that Langdon will be a huge character throughout this book. I also think that he has something to do with this murder, but there's been nothing to show that he was yet. He seems to know way to much about these symbols because he's writing a book on the symbols. It is an odd coincedence that Langdon is writing a book about the same thing Jacques drew. Jacques could also have been trying to connect it to Langdon. I really want to find out what's up with Langdon soon.

Reflection #1

Nolan B.

Mr. Salsich

The Da Vinci Code

Pages: 1 - 20

I was very surprised by the beginning pages in this book. It starts off with a man that works in the Grand Gallery of the Louvre, running away from someone. This man, named Jacques Sauniere, is able to get himself into safety behind a metal gate and pull the alarm, but then the man chasing him pulls out a gun. The man demand to know where "it" is or he'll shoot him. Jacques then reveals a place that is a lie, and the man says that was what the three others said too and shoots Jacques and leaves him to die. Jacques then realizes his friends are dead too, and the secret of where this thing is will be lost forever. Using his own blood, he draws a map that shows where "it" is. We later find out the attacker who chased Jacques is named Silas. He is part of a religious organization it seems, and he whips himself with his own belt. This was a lot to take in to start the book, and I'm really what's to come.