Comments on: A Mormon View of ‘The Lost Symbol’-Dan Brown http://www.mormonheretic.org/2009/12/03/mormon-view-of-the-lost-symbol-dan-brown/ Stuff they don't talk about in Sunday School Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:23:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Mormon Heretic http://www.mormonheretic.org/2009/12/03/mormon-view-of-the-lost-symbol-dan-brown/comment-page-1/#comment-5386 Mormon Heretic Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:38:03 +0000 http://www.mormonheretic.org/?p=834#comment-5386 Thanks for stopping by Charlene. Thanks for stopping by Charlene.

]]> By: Charlene Dibelka http://www.mormonheretic.org/2009/12/03/mormon-view-of-the-lost-symbol-dan-brown/comment-page-1/#comment-5375 Charlene Dibelka Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:45:34 +0000 http://www.mormonheretic.org/?p=834#comment-5375 I had heard the same thing about Mormonism being an extensive part of the novel. As I was reading it, I felt that he had shied away from that connection and just focused on the Masonry. I, too, felt the rehash of his formula too predictable. I also think that I figured things out early on because of being LDS. It's interesting to me that the world generally is appauled by the LDS thought of people becoming Gods; yet many of the philosophies and religions of the world support the idea as expressed through Dan Brown's novel. I had heard the same thing about Mormonism being an extensive part of the novel. As I was reading it, I felt that he had shied away from that connection and just focused on the Masonry. I, too, felt the rehash of his formula too predictable. I also think that I figured things out early on because of being LDS. It’s interesting to me that the world generally is appauled by the LDS thought of people becoming Gods; yet many of the philosophies and religions of the world support the idea as expressed through Dan Brown’s novel.

]]> By: Mormon Heretic http://www.mormonheretic.org/2009/12/03/mormon-view-of-the-lost-symbol-dan-brown/comment-page-1/#comment-4617 Mormon Heretic Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:38:13 +0000 http://www.mormonheretic.org/?p=834#comment-4617 I agree that the ending was out of character with the rest of the book. it could have ended 50 pages sooner and been more satisfying. it does seem brown made an effort to tie up the book with a more sympathetic view that science and religion are more comparable than his previous books have indicated. I agree that the ending was out of character with the rest of the book. it could have ended 50 pages sooner and been more satisfying. it does seem brown made an effort to tie up the book with a more sympathetic view that science and religion are more comparable than his previous books have indicated.

]]> By: Urban Koda http://www.mormonheretic.org/2009/12/03/mormon-view-of-the-lost-symbol-dan-brown/comment-page-1/#comment-4614 Urban Koda Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:54:34 +0000 http://www.mormonheretic.org/?p=834#comment-4614 I read it within days of it coming out and I'd agree with the predictability of it. I did really enjoy it though, until the ending - or the part of the story which happened after the case got wrapped up. I don't think I'm sharing any plot points here, but after he finished up the story, there were about 50 pages, which didn't seem to fit. You mentioned that he seemed more sympathetic to religion, and that could well be it - Either he was engaging in an exercise to avoid religious criticism and so explain to people how the book should make them think, or else it seemed like the publisher pushed him to finish up, and so he hastily pushed out an ending without giving it much thought. On the Mormon/Mason connection - a fairly solid source I have in LDS Church Security mentioned that Mr. Brown had spent close to a month in the Church archives, researching for this book. I think the suggestion of a connection between Mormons and Masonry seems to get people excited, but while the link exists, I suspect Mr. Brown failed to find any exciting or controversial stuff in the connection between the two - at least as it pertained to his book. I read it within days of it coming out and I’d agree with the predictability of it. I did really enjoy it though, until the ending – or the part of the story which happened after the case got wrapped up.

I don’t think I’m sharing any plot points here, but after he finished up the story, there were about 50 pages, which didn’t seem to fit. You mentioned that he seemed more sympathetic to religion, and that could well be it – Either he was engaging in an exercise to avoid religious criticism and so explain to people how the book should make them think, or else it seemed like the publisher pushed him to finish up, and so he hastily pushed out an ending without giving it much thought.

On the Mormon/Mason connection – a fairly solid source I have in LDS Church Security mentioned that Mr. Brown had spent close to a month in the Church archives, researching for this book. I think the suggestion of a connection between Mormons and Masonry seems to get people excited, but while the link exists, I suspect Mr. Brown failed to find any exciting or controversial stuff in the connection between the two – at least as it pertained to his book.

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