Unrevealing Symbols and Historical Portrayal of Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol

Abstract

The experience bore a striking resemblance to Dan Brown’s work, The Lost Symbol (2009) The aforementioned factors served to embellish and mould the narrative. Additionally, it is adorned with many symbolic representations from facts. The findings indicate that the elements of representament, interpretant, and object play a significant role in delineating the narrative structure of the story. Furthermore, with the analyses of four symbols within The Lost Symbol novel that conveys thematic implications. The hand serves as a metaphorical connecting Robert Langdon, Mal’akh, and their quest to uncover the forgotten symbol. Katherine Solomon represents the embodiment of destructive of false and saviour of truth, while water symbolises purity. Lastly, Mal’akh represents the manifestation of Icarus. With these symbols myth and narrative styles also discussed .The research shows Mal’akh as representation of Psychopath. Therefore, this marked the inception of Brown’s rise to notoriety as the most contentious novelist of the 21st century.