What was Hugo's purpose in writing 'Notre-Dame de Paris'? What was the story inside?
The main purpose of Victor Hugo's "Notre-Dame de Paris" was to describe and portray the personalities and fates of different classes of people in the cathedral, showing the complexity and variety of human beings. "Notre-Dame de Paris" was mainly about the complex emotional entanglement between Quasimodo, the clock tower freak, and Claude, the vice-bishop of Notre-Dame de Paris, as well as their relationship with other characters in Notre-Dame de Paris. The main plot of the story was the love story between Quasimodo, the clock tower freak, and Claude, the vice-bishop of Notre-Dame de Paris. At the same time, it also involved the fate of other characters such as Esmeralda, the bell ringer, the bell tower keeper of Notre-Dame, etc. Through "Notre-Dame de Paris", Hugo tried to explore the theme of human nature, morality, love, hatred, power and freedom, but also showed his excellent narrative skills and rich imagination. This novel was regarded as a classic in the history of world literature, which had a profound impact on literature and art of later generations.
