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This 3 page paper discusses Dan Brown's early book "Angels and Demons," and argues that by incorporating real places, people and organizations into his fictional work, he not only creates a sense of heightened reality but also teaches a "painless" history at the same time. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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that by incorporating real places, people and organizations into his fictional work, he not only creates a sense of heightened reality but also teaches a "painless" history at the same
time. Discussion The first thing a reader of both books will notice is that they are extremely similar in construction. They both start with a gruesome murder in which the
victim is mutilated; they both concern secret organizations; the protagonist in both books is Robert Langdon; and they both feature a fast-paced race throughout European locations as Langdon solves the
mystery. And there are many facts sprinkled throughout the books that give a very realistic air to the tales, as noted above. In the case of Angels and Demons, some
of the real things that Brown throws into the mix include the work of Bernini; the particle physics lab (CERN) in Switzerland; the mention of Eastern Air Lines and Logan
Airport in Boston; and the Illuminati. Bernini was an artist and sculptor who designed many of the fountains that still exist in Rome. Since much of the action of
the book takes place in Rome, the Bernini fountains feature prominently in it. One of Berninis works is worth a special mention: Romans call it "Berninis Chick" and its located
in the Piazza della Minerva (Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 2006). Pope Alexander VII commissioned Bernini to design a support structure to hold an Egyptian obelisk, and Bernini designed an elephant-who appears
to be smiling (Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 2006). In order to understand why the animal is grinning, "the viewer must head around to the rear end of the animal and to
see that its muscles are tensed and its tail is shifted to the left. Bernini sculpted the animal as if it were defecating" (Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 2006). The animals rear
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