She then is disconnected from the Consortium (the company of the provost) and takes the finding of Langdon in her own hands. Vayentha attempted to "shoot" Langdon in the head, and blamed the miss on the coo of a dove. The "assassin" (this is later disproved, as she was faking the entire thing before she died) was a figure sent by the provost. 'Is it?'" (Brown 105) Zobrist, if given the chance, will attempt to curb the population of the world, from seven to four billion, which is rounded to 1/3, considering he stated that the Black Plague was the best thing to ever happen to the world, because after the 1/3 population decrease, an abundance of food and money was left over, and the Renaissance occurred.Īnalysis of a minor character: Vayentha. 'We're at seven billion now, so it's a little late for that.' 's green eyes flashed fire. Additionally, Zobrist seemed nearly out of his mind when it came to the boundaries of what he would do: "'Any environmental biologist or statistician will tell you that humankind's best chance of long-term survival occurs with a global population of around four billion.' ' Four billion?' Elizabeth fired back.
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Zobrist had thoughts of the world becoming overpopulated and becoming a "deadzone", a term for when an ecosystem becomes too full with a species and all the resources burn out, leaving the species completely extinct. 'It's the provost.'" (Brown 284) Ferris seems to be a deceptive figure, acting like a friend, who has connection with intent to impede Langdon, as evidenced by the appearance of the provost.Įxternally, the conflict is straightforward and right to the point: Bertand Zobrist, Transhumanist, (a society who believes humans should biogenetically reengineer themselves to survive) created a plague that would do something horrible (I don't want to give it away) which ultimately makes Zobrist go from 'scientific celebrity' to 'public enemy number one' overnight. 'Hello?' The voice on the line was grave. locked the restroom door as he took the call. For example, a man named Ferris joined Langdon and Sienna in their journey to stop the chthonic plague that Bertrand Zobrist engineered, and this Ferris seems to be hiding something, as he is acting suspiciously: "Knowing the ring well, immediately grabbed the phone. Internally, the conflict is mainly within the minds of Robert Langdon, who struggles against amnesia against his normally eidictic memory, the provost, who struggles against his strict protocol and the massive threat he is technically endorsing, and the general mood of the book, where it seems deception is everywhere, and Sienna Brooks is obviously much more than who she says she is. With Florence as the initial main setting, and the book containing historically accurate facts, the books appeal is accentuated by knowing that these things actually happened and were twisted into the making of a suspenseful, gripping, denouncing-of-Catholicism, (albeit not intentionally, according to the author, Dan Brown) thriller novel.Īnalysis of conflict: In the book, the conflict is both internal and external, exhibiting both frequently. Due to this, Florence is the main setting for Robert Langdon's mad escape from his own government. First, his exile from Florence due to a murder on a bridge, (which resulted in a bloody feud between families) starts him on his "journey" through Inferno, or the underworld. Dante's birthplace, Florence, and his love Beatrice (whom he never becomes even remotely involved with), become central themes for the poem Inferno. As the story revolves around Dante Alighieri's famous epic poem, Inferno, and follows Dante's story - his trek through Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. Analysis of setting: In the book Inferno, the setting is a massive part of the plot.
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