Notre Dame de Paris -- A Must-Read for Youth Quality Education (Flowering Season Volume)

Author: Hugo
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: The Hunchback of Notre-Dame is a representative work of Hugo's Romantic novel. The novel is set in 15th-century Paris under the rule of Louis XI and explores the theme of anti-feudalism. The Archdeacon of Notre-Dame, Claude Frollo, becomes obsessed with the Gypsy girl Esmeralda and orders the ugly bell ringer Quasimodo to abduct her. The Captain of the Guard, Frollo, assassinates Phoebus and frames Esmeralda for the crime, leading to her being sentenced to death. Quasimodo rescues Esmeralda, hides her in Notre-Dame, but is eventually taken by Frollo and handed over to the authorities. On the day of her execution, Quasimodo pushes Frollo off the rooftop, killing him, while he takes his own life beside Esmeralda's body.
In this book, the beautiful and kind-hearted Gypsy girl Esmeralda dances in the square in front of Notre-Dame, attracting the attention of Claude Frollo, the Archdeacon of Notre-Dame, and stirring up his sinister, twisted lust. He conspires with his adopted son, the ugly bell ringer Quasimodo, to abduct Esmeralda. However, they are unexpectedly rescued by Phoebus, the King's Guard. Esmeralda is deeply impressed by Phoebus's handsome appearance and falls deeply in love with him. In reality, Phoebus de Chateaupers is a heartless, carefree man who indulges in pleasure-seeking, shallow, and superficial. Meanwhile, the poor Quasimodo becomes a scapegoat and a victim, tied to the Pillar of Shame and exposed to the scorching sun, enduring. When he is desperately thirsty and cries out for water, he is mocked by the crowd. However, the kind-hearted Esmeralda, without hesitation, gives him water. From then on, Quasimodo is moved by her compassion.