The Influences of Dan Brown's Life Experiences on the Portrayal of Christ in The Da Vinci Code

Abstract

This study is aimed at analyzing the influence of Dan Brown's biographical background on his book, The Da Vinci Code. In the novel of DVC, the author, Dan Brown, presents Jesus as just a human. The idea of Jesus as a human is considered as a doubt toward Christian's belief. The doubt that Brown presents in DVC could possibly caused by his biographical background. In the theory of biographical approach that Tomasevskij stated, biographical findings have a concern with personalities. There is an interrelationship between writers, their life experience, and their works. The analysis revealed that the author's background, in this case Dan Brown's background, influences his apathy toward Christian belief in the DVC. Brown's intensive encounter with science and faith has caused his apathy and skeptical ideas toward Christian belief about Jesus as God, as shown in DVC.