Under the rule of the restoration dynasty, the French court and the church were in cahoots and oppressed the people. In Paris at that time, religious forces were evil and dark, feudalism and other systems were cruel, and human nature was distorted and degraded under the suppression of feudalism. All social strata, especially the lower classes, are deeply sympathetic.
The oppressed people rose up and fought bravely with the two forces and finally won. Hugo felt the darkness and cruelty of feudal rule and created Notre Dame de Paris, which reflected real life through the Paris society of15th century.
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The novel artistically reproduces the real history of the reign of French king Louis Xi in the15th century, how the court and the church colluded to oppress the people, and how the people fought bravely with the two forces.
In the novel, Esmeralda, a gypsy woman, and quasimodo, a disabled person with ugly faces, are presented to readers as the embodiment of true beauty, while what people see in frollo, a vice bishop, and Phobos, an aristocratic soldier, is cruel hearts and sinful lust.
The author organically links touching stories with vivid and rich drama scenes, which makes this novel extremely readable.
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Baidu encyclopedia-Notre Dame de Paris