The Hunchback of Notre Dame was Hugo’s first novel after a series of successful plays. It is set in 1482 in Paris‚ in and around the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris. The book tells the story of a poor Gypsy girl‚ La Esmeralda‚ and a misshapen bell-ringer‚ Quasimodo‚ who are both victimized by a corrupt priest (Claude Frollo). The book is largely a work of social criticism. In fifteenth century Paris‚ the townspeople are celebrating the festival of Epiphany where Quasimodo‚ the deformed bell ringer
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movies have such an ample platform to subliminally inflict negative race relationship views on children is more than unfortunate. One movie that exemplifies this is the movie The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996). Through racist personifications and repeated instances of inferiority due to skin color‚ the Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) is an excellent example of how Disney movies can negatively impact children ’s views on racial relations in their own lives. Racial representations have been apparent in
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+ JMJ Ma. Raisa Dy Pandan 11E English Character Sketch 11/16/11 The Hunchback of Notre Dame None in Paris could have looked more gruesome‚ more frightening‚ than the hunchbacked-bell ringer of the Notre Dame Cathedral‚ Quasimodo. None in Paris could have been more misunderstood as well. Perpetually stooped over‚ with a wart covering most of his left eye‚ deafened by the tolling of church bells and with a generally unkempt appearance‚
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“Love in The Hunchback of Notre Dame” In the book The Hunchback of Notre Dame the author‚ Victor Hugo‚ used love as a central theme for his book. He showed that love can manifest itself in three main ways depending upon the person. Esmeralda was in a mode of self- destruction because of her lust for Phoebus. Claude Frollo turned into a man of jealous rage because of his amorousness for Esmeralda‚ and Quasimodo’s passion for Esmeralda crumbled his heart as if it was made of stone‚ because
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"The Hunchback of Notre Dame" shines as the best from the Disney factory yet. For‚ at first‚ the company name and movie title didn’t quite appear to sit well together. You don’t marry the king of novel Gothic gloom (Mr. Victor Hugo) with one of the world’s most beloved (if not biggest) animation companies and expect the usual world population to be at the reception; but expect even Mr. Walt Disney to pat himself on the shoulder blade (or what’s left of it) for allowing a hideous hunchback to be
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The story of The Hunchback of Notre Dame is filled with betrayal‚ lust‚ and abandonment. Every male in the story who has eyes lusts after La Esmeralda‚ and abandonment is a major theme. Jehan Frollo betrays his adopted brother‚ Quasimodo‚ when Quasimodo is being questioned in the court‚ he doesn’t tell a soul that Quasimodo is deaf and can’t answer any of the judge’s questions‚ this leads to Quasimodo being beaten at the pillory for being deaf‚ which is no crime at all. Jehan also betrays Claude
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too late that the gypsy girl she has vented her rage upon is her long lost daughter. Loyalty‚ in various guises‚ steers much of the novel’s plot action. Quasimodo’s intense loyalty to Claude Frollo initially prevents the hunchback from perceiving his master’s madness and when he does understand following Frollo’s attempted rape of Esmeralda‚ Quasimodo is powerless to harm him. In the end‚ however‚ the loyalty Quasimodo feels to Esmeralda trumps his loyalty to his master and
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Complex Moralities According to Aristotle‚ for a writer to create an interesting character it must be morally complex‚ meaning it must consist of not only good or bad morals‚ but both. Victor Hugo’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame has a few examples of this trait in its main characters. Claude Frollo‚ the priest‚ shows moral complexity‚ as he is the novel’s antagonist but is also very compassionate in his feelings toward Esmeralda. Phoebus‚ who is a nobleman‚ a soldier
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Criminological Theories Portrayed in the Hunchback of Notre Dame Alicia L Becker CJ 6636 Allen Lowery 30 September 2011 Abstract The Hunchback of Notre Dame‚ by Victor Hugo displays many of the Criminological theories. The main characters and theme of the movie plays into the theories as well. Some of the theories that are displayed are: Violent Crime‚ Feeble-mindedness‚ and Cultural Conflict and Crime. There are many deviant and criminal acts seen throughout. Criminological
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INTRODUCTION Notre-Dame de Paris French for "Our Lady of Paris"‚ also known as Notre-Dame Cathedral or simply Notre-Dame‚ is a historic Catholic cathedral on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité in the fourth arrondissement of Paris‚ France. The cathedral is widely considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture and among the largest and most well-known church buildings in the world. The naturalism of its sculptures and stained glass are in contrast with earlier Romanesque
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