Victor Hugo's novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame written in 1831 can be classified as both a romantic love story and a beautiful tragedy. The novel is set in and around Paris, France, in the late 15th century, and its main attraction is the Notre-Dame Cathedral. Hugo's characters show great love and loyalty towards each other but, at the same time, judge each other and use each other for personal gain. Novel: CharactersQuasimodo- Gives the meaning to the title of this novel. He was born a disfigured hunchback, with one good eye and the other covered by a wart. His mother abandoned him as a child, then adopted by Claude Frollo. He grew up in Notre-Dame and at the age of fourteen; received the title of bell ringer. He considers it a great honor and has taken his position very seriously. Unfortunately, the bells are what took away his hearing. He very rarely leaves the cathedral because the people are cruel and despise him. The rare occasion in which he lets the cathedral live; He is elected Pope of Fools. His undying loyalty to Frollo gets him into trouble with the law and this begins a series of events that lead to love and death. Esmeralda- A young gypsy street dancer who is a caring and passionate person, is the center of the drama that is shown. throughout the novel. Her kindness towards Quasimodo in his time of need shows the reader how good of a person she can be. Quasimodo and Frollo share a love for her that she does not reciprocate. She is in love with another man who doesn't love her. Accused of murder and then sentenced to death by hanging, she is saved thanks to her admirer Quasimodo. Ultimately, her hatred for Claude Frollo seals her fate and she dies on the gallows. Claude Fro...... in the center of the paper...... novel. Even though the series of events differs from the novel, the film really brings to life the atmosphere of the festival and the way Esmeralda is introduced to the viewer. Hugo goes into detail about the bells of Notre Dame and I think Disney didn't talk about the bells that much in the movie. It seems like they focused more on the characters and their story and less on the architect of Norte Dame. Both the novel and the film are both well executed in their aspects and are both entertaining. Works Cited Hugo, Victor. The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Golgotha ​​Press, 2010. Apple iBooks. Kirk Wise, Gary Trousdale. Buena Vista Images Director. Perf. Tom Hulce, Demi Moore, Jason Alexander, Tony Jay. Walt Disney Images. 1996. Netflix. Olin H. Moore. How Victor Hugo Created the Characters of Notre-Dame de Paris.PMLA, vol. 57, no. 1 (March 1942), pp. 255-274