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The Influences of Dan Brown’s Life Experiences on the Portrayal of Christ in
The Da Vinci Code
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Steaven Octavianus
112007007
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2012
The Influences of Dan Brown’s Life Experiences on the Portrayal of Christ in
The Da Vinci Code
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Steaven Octavianus
112007007
Approved by:
Supervisor
Examiner
Danielle D.Sims, M.A
Lany Kristono, M.Hum
i
PUBLICATION AGREEMENT DECLARATION
As a member of the (SWCU) Satya Wacana Christian University academic community, I
verify that:
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Steaven Octavianus
112007007
Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
Fakultas Bahasa dan Sastra
Undergraduate Thesis
In developing my knowledge, I agree to provide SWCU with a non-exclusive royalty free right
for my intellectual property and the contents therein entitled:
The Influences of Dan Brown’s Life Experiences on the Portrayal of Christ in The Da Vinci
Code
along with any pertinent equipment.
With this non-exclusive royalty free right, SWCU maintains the right to copy, reproduce, print,
publish, post, display, incorporate, store in or scan into a retrieval system or database, transmit,
broadcast, barter or sell my intellectual property, in whole or in part without my express written
permission, as long as my name is still included as the writer.
This declaration is made according to the best of my knowledge.
Made in
Date
: Salatiga
: 11 Juni 2012
Verified by signee,
Steaven Octavianus
Approved by
Thesis Supervisor
Thesis Examiner
Danielle D.Sims, M.A
Lany Kristono, M.Hum
ii
COPYRIGHT STATEMENT
This thesis contains no such material as has been submitted for examination in any course or
accepted for the fulfillment of any degree or diploma in any university. To the best of my
knowledge and my belief, this contains no material previously published or written by any other
person except where due reference is made in the text.
Copyright@ 2012. Steaven Octavianus and Danielle D.Sims, M.A
All rights reserved. No part of this thesis may be reproduced by any means without the
permission of at least one of the copyright owners or the English Department, Faculty of
Language and Literature, Satya Wacana University, Salatiga.
Steaven Octavianus: (signature)
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The Influences of Dan Brown’s Religious Background on the Life of Christ as
Shown in The Da Vinci Code
Abstract
This study is aimed at analyzing the influence of Dan Brown’s biographical background
on his book, The Da Vinci Code. In the novel of DVC, the author, Dan Brown, presents Jesus as
just a human. The idea of Jesus as a human is considered as a doubt toward Christian’s belief.
The doubt that Brown presents in DVC could possibly caused by his biographical background. In
the theory of biographical approach that Tomasevskij stated, biographical findings have a
concern with personalities. There is an interrelationship between writers, their life experience,
and their works. The analysis revealed that the author’s background, in this case Dan Brown’s
background, influences his apathy toward Christian belief in the DVC. Brown’s intensive
encounter with science and faith has caused his apathy and skeptical ideas toward Christian
belief about Jesus as God, as shown in DVC.
Keywords: author background, biographical approach, image of Christ.
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The Da Vinci Code
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Steaven Octavianus
112007007
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2012
The Influences of Dan Brown’s Life Experiences on the Portrayal of Christ in
The Da Vinci Code
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Steaven Octavianus
112007007
Approved by:
Supervisor
Examiner
Danielle D.Sims, M.A
Lany Kristono, M.Hum
i
PUBLICATION AGREEMENT DECLARATION
As a member of the (SWCU) Satya Wacana Christian University academic community, I
verify that:
Name:
Student ID Number:
Study Program:
Faculty:
Kind of Work:
Steaven Octavianus
112007007
Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
Fakultas Bahasa dan Sastra
Undergraduate Thesis
In developing my knowledge, I agree to provide SWCU with a non-exclusive royalty free right
for my intellectual property and the contents therein entitled:
The Influences of Dan Brown’s Life Experiences on the Portrayal of Christ in The Da Vinci
Code
along with any pertinent equipment.
With this non-exclusive royalty free right, SWCU maintains the right to copy, reproduce, print,
publish, post, display, incorporate, store in or scan into a retrieval system or database, transmit,
broadcast, barter or sell my intellectual property, in whole or in part without my express written
permission, as long as my name is still included as the writer.
This declaration is made according to the best of my knowledge.
Made in
Date
: Salatiga
: 11 Juni 2012
Verified by signee,
Steaven Octavianus
Approved by
Thesis Supervisor
Thesis Examiner
Danielle D.Sims, M.A
Lany Kristono, M.Hum
ii
COPYRIGHT STATEMENT
This thesis contains no such material as has been submitted for examination in any course or
accepted for the fulfillment of any degree or diploma in any university. To the best of my
knowledge and my belief, this contains no material previously published or written by any other
person except where due reference is made in the text.
Copyright@ 2012. Steaven Octavianus and Danielle D.Sims, M.A
All rights reserved. No part of this thesis may be reproduced by any means without the
permission of at least one of the copyright owners or the English Department, Faculty of
Language and Literature, Satya Wacana University, Salatiga.
Steaven Octavianus: (signature)
iii
The Influences of Dan Brown’s Religious Background on the Life of Christ as
Shown in The Da Vinci Code
Abstract
This study is aimed at analyzing the influence of Dan Brown’s biographical background
on his book, The Da Vinci Code. In the novel of DVC, the author, Dan Brown, presents Jesus as
just a human. The idea of Jesus as a human is considered as a doubt toward Christian’s belief.
The doubt that Brown presents in DVC could possibly caused by his biographical background. In
the theory of biographical approach that Tomasevskij stated, biographical findings have a
concern with personalities. There is an interrelationship between writers, their life experience,
and their works. The analysis revealed that the author’s background, in this case Dan Brown’s
background, influences his apathy toward Christian belief in the DVC. Brown’s intensive
encounter with science and faith has caused his apathy and skeptical ideas toward Christian
belief about Jesus as God, as shown in DVC.
Keywords: author background, biographical approach, image of Christ.
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