Hugo has a fantastic ability to relate stories.

While he does have a tendency to ramble at times, his

descriptions of 15th century Paris are fascinating. Hugo's finest feature, though, is his incredible cast of
characters. Claude Frollo is holy enough to care for an abandoned and malformed infant, but he can't
suppress his sexual frustrations with La Esmeralda, despite his goodness. It's also worth noting that,
despite Quasimodo's generosity, she can't seem to look at him. When Quasimodo sees her beauty and
realizes how ugly he is, Hugo adds to our sorrow: "I never knew how awful I am until now." Another
fantastic quality of this novel is that, although if Frollo has a dark side, Hugo does not allow us to
overlook his positive aspects (especially the moment where we see Frollo's delinquent brother's
ingratitude after all the love he has shown him).

Another fantastic aspect of this novel is how it immerses you in the character's world, and I found
myself feeling just as they would have. When Pacquette discovered her long-lost daughter and defended
Esmeralda from the gallows, tears welled up in my eyesI would have offered my own life if I had been
Pacquette because I felt how wonderful it would be to be reunited with my daughter and how painful it
would be to have her die right in front of my eyes, even if I didn't have any maternal instincts. The
Hunchback of Notre Dame tells the story of an unrequited love between a severely disfigured man and a
lovely woman who has fallen in love with someone else. One of the lessons to be learned from Victor
Hugo's novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame is to not judge people by their appearances. Quasimodo's
mother abandoned him simply because he was born in an unattractive, twisted form, but it says nothing
about his heart or spirit.