All 4 Uses of
theme
in
The Da Vinci Code
- Accepting hundreds of lucrative Vatican commissions, Da Vinci painted Christian themes not as an expression of his own beliefs but rather as a commercial venture—a means of funding a lavish lifestyle.†
Chpt 8
- The nuns gave Leonardo specific dimensions, and the desired theme for the painting—the Virgin Mary, baby John the Baptist, Uriel, and Baby Jesus sheltering in a cave.†
Chpt 31-32
- Unfortunately for the early editors, one particularly troubling earthly theme kept recurring in the gospels.†
Chpt 57-58
- Even in cartoons, theme parks, and popular movies.
Chpt 61-62 *theme parks = amusement parks each of which have one or more basic underlying ideas -- such as the "Magic Kingdom" of Disneyworld
Definition:
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(theme as in: theme of the novel) a basic idea that underlies what is being said or done -- especially in a literary or artistic work