The Lost Symbol
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Presentation developed on the book "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown, for a English class.
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- 1. The Lost Symbol Dan Brown Pedro Miguel Figueiredo Pereira >>> 45836
- 3. Graduated from Phillips Exeter, attended Amherst College and the University of Seville.
- 4. Married to Blythe Brown.
- 5. Songwriter and pop singer.
- 6. Taught English at Phillips Exeter.
- 7. Influences:
- 8. Sidney Sheldon ‽ Shakespeare
- 10. Fascinated by secrets and puzzles.
- 11. Thriller and Mystery Fiction.
- 12. Writes on facts.1998 2000 2001 2009 2003
- 14. Myth: founded by the builders of King Solomon’s Temple (960BC).
- 15. First written document dates to 1390.
- 16. United Kingdom: Lodges. Scotland’s documents date to 1500s.
- 17. Grand Lodge of England, 1717.
- 18. Requires belief in a Deity (God, Allah, Shiva, etc).
- 19. Exported to North America by the 1730s.
- 20. Curiosity: persecuted by the Nazi regime.
- 22. 1 million copies sold on first day. Fastest selling adult novel in history.
- 23. 12 hour long thriller.
- 24. Movie adaptation expected for release in 2012.
- 25. Follow up to The Da Vinci Code.
- 26. Number one for six weeks on the New York Times Best Seller List.“Impossible to put down, Brown is bringing sexy back to a genre that had been left for dead” (The New York Times) “Brown is a maze maker who builds a puzzle and then walks you through it. His genius lies in uncovering odd facts and suppressed history, stirring them together into a complicated stew and then saying, what if?” (Newsweek)
- 28. Peter Solomon
- 30. Mal’akh
- 31. Inoue Sato
- 33. National Statuary Hall, Kidnap, Hand of the Mysteries.
- 34. Sato, Masonic Altar, Bellamy.
- 35. Noetics and Katherine Solomon.
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- » Brown’s Wife.» Fascination came from treasure hunts on special occasions. Inspired the Da Vinci Code (Sophie Neveu and Jacques Saunière).» Brown read Sidney Sheldon's novel The Doomsday Conspiracy, and was inspired to become a writer of Thrillers and Mystery Fiction.» 2003 to 2009. Copyright case on the Da Vinci Code.
- » Brotherhood,term usually connotes a distinct or formal organization.» Organization founded by…» The Regious Poem, states that Freemasonry was brought to England during the reign of King Athelstan from 924 to 939.» FirstGrand Lodge.» Exported to the British Colonies.» Estimates between 80,000 and 200,000 Freemasons were killed under the Nazi regime.» Conspiracy theorists state Freemasonry as an organization either bent on world domination or already secretly in control of world politics. TheEye of Providence (reverse of the Great Seal of the USA). Novus OrdoSeclorum (latin) (New World Order) – one-world government.
- » Professor of symbology at Harvard University.MainCharacter, alsopresentonthe Da VinciCode, Angels & Demons.» Smithsonian secretary, billionaire, Freemason (33rd degree), Langdon's closest friend and mentor.» Sisterof Peter Solomon, headofresearchonNoeticScience.» AKA ZacharySolomon, sonof Peter Solomon.» Director of CIA's Office of Security.» Architect of the Capitol executive and fellow Freemason to Peter Solomon. »AOC» Federal Agency, maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex.
- » Takes place over a period of 12 hours.» Langdon is summoned for a lecture by Peter Solomon. Kidnaped by Mal’akh. His severed hand on a stick in Capitol Rotunda, tattooed, pointing to The Apotheosis of Washington.» Sato arrives to investigate. Peter’s Masonic Altar in the Basement. X-Ray and Golden Cap. Wants to arrest Langdon. Bellamy frees him.» Science of the Mind (over matter). Main investigator. Funded by the Smithsonian Institute.» Peter is saved, Mal’akh (son) is killed.» Atop Washington’s Monument, LausDeo (latin) (Praise God). It is explained that buried in the cornerstone of the building lies the Word. A Bible, Man (Humans) is God.
- » Brown continues to amazereaderswithhisbooks.» Thestoryisleftunfinished, givingLangdontheoportunity to liveanotherday.