Inferno by Dan Brown was published on May 14, 2013. Inferno is a literary thriller. The basic plot of the novel revolves around Zobrist, an evil genius, and his horrifying plot to drastically reduce the world’s population in order to balance the environment and centers around one of world’s most mysterious literary masterpieces, Dante’s Inferno. The story starts in Florence where a hospitalized Harvard professor Robert Langdon is awoken with a head wound that leaves him unable to recall how or why he arrived in Italy. He is treated by Dr. Sienna Brooks, a former child prodigy with an absurd IQ. A small projector is detected in Langdon’s clothes which depicts the altered rendition of Dante’s version of hell. Sienna helps Langdon to retrace his
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I felt that it would be interesting to read the book and compare the author’s depictions of the places to how I saw them with my own eyes. I also saw movies based on Dan Brown’s novels Angels & Demons, and The Da Vinci Code. I had plans to see the upcoming movie Inferno based on the novel and wanted to compare the movie with the novel and see how the screenplay was …show more content…
I was able to connect to Sienna because although she was playful, due to her depression, she was trying not to relapse and keeping a positive attitude was a necessity for her. I felt like I was reading about myself as Dan Brown was portraying her personality. As a child, Sienna liked to be liked, trying to fit in and pretending to do so. I was able to completely relate to that as someone who had grappled with the question of why I looked different from others at school. Sienna wasn’t positive at all times as she couldn’t trust anyone. Sienna Brooks is a very admirable character. As a teenager Sienna ran away from home and lived by herself, even while being poor, and also was diagnosed with telegenic effluvium, a stress-related alopecia. Despite all this she was still able to make her way to becoming one of the best doctors in Florence. Her character shows that nothing is impossible for a person to achieve and depression is something one can overcome and achieve the goals they set for
I felt that it would be interesting to read the book and compare the author’s depictions of the places to how I saw them with my own eyes. I also saw movies based on Dan Brown’s novels Angels & Demons, and The Da Vinci Code. I had plans to see the upcoming movie Inferno based on the novel and wanted to compare the movie with the novel and see how the screenplay was …show more content…
I was able to connect to Sienna because although she was playful, due to her depression, she was trying not to relapse and keeping a positive attitude was a necessity for her. I felt like I was reading about myself as Dan Brown was portraying her personality. As a child, Sienna liked to be liked, trying to fit in and pretending to do so. I was able to completely relate to that as someone who had grappled with the question of why I looked different from others at school. Sienna wasn’t positive at all times as she couldn’t trust anyone. Sienna Brooks is a very admirable character. As a teenager Sienna ran away from home and lived by herself, even while being poor, and also was diagnosed with telegenic effluvium, a stress-related alopecia. Despite all this she was still able to make her way to becoming one of the best doctors in Florence. Her character shows that nothing is impossible for a person to achieve and depression is something one can overcome and achieve the goals they set for