Angels and Demons

Name: John Doe Period: 1 Date: 3/14/05

Title of the book: Angels and Demons

Author: Dan Brown

Year original book was published: 2000

Four words to describe the author: Cosmopolitan, Witty, Articulate, Sophisticated

Characters in the book:

The Hassassin: Strong, Merciless

Commander Olivetti: Disciplined, Stubborn

The Camerlengo/Janus: Deceitful, Powerful

Cardinal Mortati: Fortunate, Patient

Robert Langdon: Clever, Cautious

Leonardo Vetra: Humanitarian, Loving

Victoria Vetra: Gorgeous, Dangerous

Maximilian Kohler: Cold, Ruthless

Setting of the book: This novel takes place during present times, but has several historical facts dating back several hundred years. The setting takes place from Harvard University in Massachusettes to Rome, Italy where Vatican City is located. The story takes place from underground tunnel systems and secret society dungeons and lairs, to the inside of famous architectural

feats such as the Vatican Archives.

Was the setting very important or not so important to the events of the story? Yes, the setting was absolutely crucial for this novels plot and storyline. With the entire story devoted to the Catholicism and its root of power, Vatican City had to be the setting for this exciting novel. Without Vatican City and Rome in our story, the most critical details would have been forgotten. Without factual settings and places to help build and construct the thrilling and action packed scenes, the reader would have difficulty following along with this fast pace trek.

What is the main conflict in the book? There were three major conflicts in this novel, all of equal importance to the stories plot. With the Anti-Matter device threatening to blow up Vatican City and half of Rome, the Illuminati Hassassin kidnapping cardinals, leaving them for dead on the eve of “conclave,” and trying to keep everything from the public gives this book mulitiple conflicts.

How was this conflict resolved? The conflict is resolved when Robert and Victoria are no longer able to save anymore Cardinals lives, but follow the suspected Hassassin. When they reach him, Victoria is captured and Commander Olivetti is murdered. When Robert follows the Hassassin and frees Victoria, killing the Hassassin in the process, they return to Vatican City and the Camerlengo. With the Camerlengo’s help, they are are able to locate the Anti-Matter device and save Vatican City. While in the process of removing the Anti-Matter, the lives of tens of thousands of spectators and visitors are spared, as they would not move before when the idea of their bodies being vaporized was announced.

Two reasons I would recommend this book: I feel that this novel gives a real grip on how early Catholicism and Christianity was created from a different and less looked upon perspetive. Also, this is a very exciting, action packed story with a terrific plot and character thought ups. I believe that this will catch the attention and curiosity of the reader with the authors fantastic use of detail and imaginations. With the help of obscure and lesser known interesting facts of infamous pieces of art and structure throughout Europe, I believe this novel to be a success with younger and older readers. Dan Browns sophisticatedly gives way to a whole new world of underground secret societies and well known and documented art where the only option is to open your eyes and let your mind explore a world teeming below the everyday surface.

Angels and Demons starts with Langdon awakened one day by cryptic caller whom he thinks is an admirer. After hanging up, Langdon gets a fax from the same mysterious person, which is a photo of a dead man with an cryptic message carved into his chest that reads “Illuminati”. Langdon , after hearing this new news, is by now wide awake.Having for years studied The Illuminati, a secret cult, and having thought them to be by now extinct, Langdon is amazed at the carving in the flesh. Answering the fax-call back, he is introduced to Maximilian Kohler, the director of CERN. CERN is an international group of scientists based in Switzerland. They are from many countries around the globe, and they are encouraged to create and explore the limits of scientific investigation.

One of the CERN scientists is the dead man