The Da Vinci Code Controversy...

The Da Vinci Code was not only controversial for its false claims about the Christian belief (even though the book is ficitional), but also a topic that is still hot today.  The power of women is a topic discussed that is quite recurrent in the book as it talks about Mary Magdalene and the present time character Sophie.  Mary Magdalene is seen today in the Bible as a powerful woman because she was an apostle of Jesus whom he revealed deep insight too and she was the first to encounter Jesus over anyone else.  This is important because Jesus knew she wouldn't be taken seriously when she said she saw the risen Jesus.  In the book she is claimed to have been married to Jesus and had a child with him whose bloodline is still around today.  The book talks about the old view of women which was seen as less then men and adds a modern woman to compare the progress that has been made and is still to come.  Sophie was this female character that is shown as powerful.  In the book Sophie is often underestimated, but she has pulled off no feat that a man could have accomplished.  She was able to save Langdon from arrest but wasn't expected to be able to in the eyes of Fache.  Fache didn't see much in her as he called her a female cryptologist.  Also she was left out of examining the clues hidden in the rose box, but when she sees the box she understands how to interpret the clue.  Countless of other women are seen as underdogs in the book but they are actually greater than men.  Overall the power of women is often seen as less than men but should be seen as a threat.