THE ROLES OF SOPHIE NEVEU AS REFLECTION OF WOMEN’S EQUALITY IN DAN BROWN’S THE DA VINCI CODE NOVEL

Abstract

This research analyzes women‘s issues in The Da Vinci Code novel by Dan Brown.
In the novel there is a female character named Sophie Neveu . Sophie's role as a
woman who can be relied upon in various situations makes her considered as woman
who carries the spirit of feminism. The researchers decided to examine the role of
Sophie Neveu as reflection of women's equality in The Da Vinci Code novel. The
main theory used is Liberal Feminism by Betty Friedan. The form used in this research
is qualitative and descriptive method in process of data analysis. The results of the
discussion of this research are 1). Sophie Neveu play eleven roles of masculine
qualities i.e. strong woman, competitive, courageous, unyielding, confident,
independent, adventurous, aggressive, assertive, intelligent and generally acting as
leaders, and; 2). The factors that make Sophie Neveu able to play this role is the
background of her education. The conclusions of this research are masculine
characteristics that can be owned by women and men, to become advanced
individuals, women as part of the community must have equal opportunities as men
in getting equal education, and the last that education is very important.

Keywords: Characterization, Women‘s issues, Women equality, Liberal feminism,
Masculine qualities