I have become of one of the mindless masses. Yes, I, too, like Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code. Since I have come to college, I have rarely had any time to spend on pleasure reading. Correction, I have had no time actually. So it has been a really long time since I’ve actually been able to enjoy a book for pleasure. It’s been an even longer time since I’ve read a book that I cannot put down. Although this novel has become a cultural phenomenon and not to mention, a film on which it is based is coming out next week, the story and the factoids actually have a lot of substance behind them. Obviously Brown has done extensive research to write this book, and for that I think he deserves the millions he is receiving from this book and the worldwide fanaticism.
Moreover, I’d like to add that all these attacks from the Vatican and the various Catholic organizations just shows how ridiculous organized religion is in general. All I can say is, if you have nothing to hide and nothing to be ashamed of, then you would never consider this novel a threat to your organization. You would simply trust the public to believe in you if you have nothing to worry about. The truth naturally sees the light. The fact that you are making such a fuss about a novel and a film goes to show how insecure you are about the “power” that you hold over the world. Ergo, it makes your organization seem even shadier had you not stood up to protest in the first place. Good going.
I also would like to add that sometimes it is really good to jump in on the “flavor of the week” of society. It is a good way to track the direction in which society is heading and the current interests of people today. I have learned that you must join the crowd in order to fully understand and analyze society. Thus, I will stop trying to avoid these types of “crazes” and carefully observe and analyze them to understand cultural and social trends.
