Author(s)

Peng Zhao

Lecturer in British and American Literature at Zhongbei College, Nanjing Normal University, Danyang City, Jiangsu Province, China.

The paper attempts to reveal the narrative characteristics of The Da Vinci Code from the perspective of feminist narratology. Based on interpretation of embedded narrative, the author discovers that structure of the story is covertly inscribed with male domination over female character. In analysis of sequential communal voice, it is proved that Langdon collaborates with Teabing to indoctrinate Sophie with patriarchal ideology, which further demonstrates the novel is fraught with textually marked male hegemony and female marginalization.

Embedded Narratives, Actantial Model, Sequential Communal Voice, Female Marginalization, Patriarchal Domination

Zhao, P. (2020) The Narrative Characteristics of The Da Vinci Code. Advances in Literary Study, 8, 119-132. doi: 10.4236/als.2020.83010.