Science or Religion

Author's Note: This is my POV assignment for the book Angels and Demons.  

The book, Angels and Demons, is told in several points of view.  One point of view I find very common is that of Robert Langdon.  Langdon is a professor of symbology, which affects how the story is interpreted  sometimes.  Some things that he thinks are obvious are actually things that are most definitely not common knowledge.  For example, he quickly deciphered the first part of a poem that led them to discovering where the first cardinal was going to be murdered. 

Langdon's point of view is just one of many within the book.  Another point of view that is commonly found in the book is Vittoria Vetra.  Unlike Langdon, she is a scientist.  Symbology and science are bitter opposites, and have been rivals for a very long time.  Because most of the problems Vittoria and Langdon face are religious related, her knowledge is very limited.  The only things understood completely when the story is told in her perspective is that of the science behind things and her feelings towards the Illuminati.  The religious parts only makes sense to her once Langdon deciphers it.

Scene told in Vittoria's perspective:

Vittoria explained the antimatter perfectly.  What she didn't quite get was why Kohler looked completely terrified.  She wasn't too surprised about the American's terrified reaction, but Kohler had witnessed discoveries similar to that of hers.  Vittoria continued to explain more of the processes on how she developed it, but it wasn't until she had said the total amount of antimatter produced. 

"A quarter of a gram?!" said Kohler in disbelief. 

To Vittoria's knowledge, she was well aware of the fact that this was equivalent to the explosives in the atom bomb that detonated in Hiroshima.  She wasn't surprised Kohler asked her to show her where she kept it.  With urgency, the two men followed Vittoria to the compartment where she kept the remaining antimatter.  Right before scanning her eye in the lock, she noticed the two staring in disbelief at the ground.  Vittoria should have known better, as a familiar looking eye ball laid on the ground.  Vittoria gasped in horror as she realized it was her father's.