Angels and Demons

Angels and Demons | Character Analysis

The primary hero of Angels and Demons, Robert Langdon is an odd figure. He is supposedly an academic who has dedicated his life to “symbology”: the reading of symbols in art and culture. He suffers from intense claustrophobia and was enlisted in this adventure almost at random, when a stranger found his name online. Nevertheless, Langdon steps into his role as transhistorical detective immediately. He is not only willing and able to decode a complex puzzle related to the Illuminati, but he is willing to grapple with an assassin trained since birth to kill. His...

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