The Myth of Holy Grail in Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code

Mahariarsy, Azizan (2017) The Myth of Holy Grail in Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code. Diploma thesis, UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung.

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Abstract

This research analyzes a novel entitle The Da Vinci Code. The Da Vinci Code is one of the popular fictions especially the mystery fiction. The myth of the Holy Grail in The Da Vinci Code novel is one of the reasons that makes the fiction become popular. The statements of problem in this research are how are mystery formula constructed in Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code and how does the myth of Holy Grail construct mystery formula in Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code. This research uses structuralism method and focuses on literary formula. The result of this research shows that mystery formula constructed in The Da Vinci Code was found by the following; presentation of the crime, identifying of the crime, finding ad breaking the clue and desirable and rational solution. And also shows the myth of Holy Grail that constructed mystery formula by the secretS that are interconnected. The fundamental principles mystery formula in that novel are discovery of hidden secrets which consists of the secret of murder, the secret of the Teacher, the secret of Priory of Sion, the secret of Hieros Gamos ritual, the secret of Leonardo Da Vinci Works. These secrets reveal that the Holy Grail was not an object but a human named Mary Magdalene who inherited Jesus blood-line. Such is the myth of Holy Grail that constructed mystery formula.

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