the lost symbol
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Presentation developed on the book "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown, for a English class.TRANSCRIPT
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THE LOST SYMBOL
Pedro Miguel Figueiredo Pereira >>> 45836
Dan Brown
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DAN BROWN» LIFE AND BOOKS‽ Born June 22, 1964 (Exeter, New Hampshire, USA).
‽ Graduated from Phillips Exeter, attended Amherst College and the University of Seville.
‽ Married to Blythe Brown.
‽ Songwriter and pop singer.
‽ Taught English at Phillips Exeter.
‽ Influences:
‽ Sidney Sheldon ‽ Shakespeare
‽ Robert Ludlum ‽ Hurlan Coben
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DAN BROWN» LIFE AND BOOKS‽ Co-wrote “187 Men to Avoid: A Guide for the Romantically
Frustrated Woman” with Blythe.
‽ Fascinated by secrets and puzzles.
‽ Thriller and Mystery Fiction.
‽ Writes on facts.
1998 2000 2001 20092003
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THE FREEMASONS» HISTORY, FACTS AND MYTHS‽ Fraternal organisation.
‽ Myth: founded by the builders of King Solomon’s Temple (960BC).
‽ First written document dates to 1390.
‽ United Kingdom: Lodges. Scotland’s documents date to 1500s.
‽ Grand Lodge of England, 1717.
‽ Requires belief in a Deity (God, Allah, Shiva, etc).
‽ Exported to North America by the 1730s.
‽ Curiosity: persecuted by the Nazi regime.
‽ Conspiracy: New World Order and the Illuminati.
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THE LOST SYMBOL» THE NUMBERS BEHIND THE STORY‽ September 15, 2009.
‽ 1 million copies sold on first day. Fastest selling adult novel in history.
‽ 12 hour long thriller.
‽ Movie adaptation expected for release in 2012.
‽ Follow up to The Da Vinci Code.
‽ 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)
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THE LOST SYMBOL» CHARACTERS‽ Robert Langdon
‽ Peter Solomon
‽ Katherine Solomon
‽ Mal’akh
‽ Inoue Sato
‽ Warren Bellamy
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THE LOST SYMBOL» PLOT‽ 12 hours, Washington, D.C.
‽ National Statuary Hall, Kidnap, Hand of the Mysteries.
‽ Sato, Masonic Altar, Bellamy.
‽ Noetics and Katherine Solomon.
‽ The Word.
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ON RECORD» CONCLUSION, OPINION, FUTURE...
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