On the occasion of Dan Brown’s birthday today, we take a look at the main protagonist of his novels. Highly intelligent and skillful, they are often pitted against a sophisticated, well controlled group. These groups are engineered by someone who the protagonist is most unlikely to suspect.
In Deception Point, Rachel Sexton is pursued savagely by the Delta Force, commanded by her boss at NRO, William Pickering.She is at loss of words, as she discovers the man and the motive behind his deadly pursuits. This estranged daughter of Senator Sedgewick Sexton had to fight for her life at the Arctic Circle, while unraveling the mysteries surrounding the NASA discovery.
Robert Longdon is likable, capable, and the stereotypical good guy. He is trustworthy; this trustworthiness makes him stand out in a narrative in which the author questions on the motivations of every major character. In the novels’ many moments of uncertainty, Langdon’s presence is consistently reassuring. He is not your usual detective- an ex scotland yard or FBI agent; instead he is an academic who has dedicated his life to “symbology”: the reading of symbols in art and culture. Nevertheless, Langdon slips into his role as transhistorical detective with almost unbelievable ease, every time the situation demands. He is not only willing and able to decode a complex puzzle related to the Illuminati, but he is also willing to grapple with an assassin trained since birth to kill. In all the three novels, The Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons and The Lost Symbol the honesty and grit of his character stands out.
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