![]() ![]() ![]() Men go to far greater lengths to avoid what they fear than to obtain what they desire The idea of history as a story written by winners is the fundamental underpinning of ‘The Da Vinci Code.’ Throughout the narrative, Brown details the ideas that Langdon and Teabing propose, which are that certain gospels were left out of the Bible because of the political desires of leaders Mary Magdalene was of the royal blood of Benjamin, and more likely was Jesus’ wife rather than a prostitute pagans were killed to further the political goals of the Church and that the meanings of certain words and symbols were changed to force people to change their beliefs. Since the Roman Catholic Church was the “winner”, it decided to assemble the Bible in a way that suited its motives. Here, Teabing was trying to explain to Sophie that just as the authenticity of the Sangreal documents cannot be proved, the Bible also cannot prove its authenticity. When two cultures clash, the loser is obliterated, and the winner writes the history books-books which glorify their own cause and disparage the conquered foe. History is always written by the winners. Below, readers can explore a few of the iconic quotes from Dan Brown’s masterpiece that are in themselves deep and not only explain key details in the plot but can also be used to explain certain situations, even in life.
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