Saunière is found with a pentacle drawn on his abdomen. Blood is symbolic of truth and/or the revelation of truth. Blood is likewise symbolic of many things in the novel and is used as a plot device. Mary Magdalene is later revealed as possessing similarly colored hair in a painting of the Last Supper. The cryptographer Sophie Neveu sports naturally red hair and it is used as a foreshadowing device hinting at her divine bloodline. The color red is a recurring motif in the novel and it typically alludes to blood and the many associations with linked with blood. In their investigation they uncover cryptic riddles that are ultimately linked to clues concealed within the works of Da Vinci. In the novel Harvard professor and famed “symbologist” Robert Langdon and French cryptologist Sophie Neveu are tasked to work together to investigate a murder. The Da Vinci Code being alluded to by the novel title is part of the book’s plot involving some of the famous works of noted polymath, Leonardo da Vinci. What is the significance of the novel’s title?
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