Mickey Mouse Watch

Langdon’s Mickey Mouse watch is a symbol of his real personality and real self. He wakes disoriented and suffering amnesia and realizes he does not have the watch. At several points in the story, Langdon looks for his watch and indicates he does not feel like himself without it. It is only after his watch has been returned and he has it back on his arm that Langdon feels like himself.

Plague Mask

These plague masks that appear at various times in the novel are symbolic of the disease that Langdon and the others fear that Zobrist plans to unleash on the world. They give Langdon a sense of urgency about translating Zobrist’s strange messages and locating his plague.

Dante’s Death Mask

Zobrist’s use of Dante’s death mask on which to write lines of poetry cryptically explaining where he...