“I am a masterpiece.
His massive body
was shaved and smooth. He lowered his gaze first to his feet, which were
tattooed with the scales and talons of a hawk… his powerful chest was
emblazoned with the double-headed phoenix… “
Dan Brown, The
Lost symbol, page 31
This text is in
a chapter where Dan Brown exclusively describe and reflects about “the person
who called himself Mal‘akh”. Who is that
man? Dan makes us understand how the
person looks on the outside and
inside but still it generates more
questions than answers. Mal’akh is preparing himself for
something. It looks like something huge will take place tonight. Is he a good or
a bad guy?
The person seems to be very awed about his body and have self-confidence.
He thinks about himself as a “masterpiece”. Nothing can stop him.
Mal’akh looks like a very important person to the book. The tattoos is
described in details and when you read about them you want to know if they will
become important in the continuation or if they just tells you about his
personality. The curiosity make you want
to read more about him. Who is this guy? What is he going to do?
The tattoos are
described like shapes of scales, talons of a hawk, a double-headed phoenix etc.
What does they mean? Are the scales describing something he want to remember
and will have use of later? Are the talons and the phoenix symbols?
If you read the book you will get answers.
