“Notre Dame de Paris” is a truly immortal work that has come out of the pen of the famous French writer Victor Hugo. Almost two centuries have passed since its writing, however, many people in all corners of the planet are still read out by this fascinating novel. The work has everything the reader needs: an exciting plot, vivid pictures of the life of the past years, a dramatic interweaving of fates and the eternal problem of protecting a person from the injustice of the world around him. That is why the Notre Dame de Paris has not lost its relevance today.
At first glance, the storyline is understandable, and the characters of the main characters do not cause double opinions. But only at first glance. Gypsy Esmeralda is blind in her love for Phoebe. He is beautiful and charming, but behind the exterior lies the soul of a real soldier and helicopter dust. Claude Frollo - as well as a
negative hero, and a character loved by thousands of readers. The archdeacon is unusually smart, although helpless against his own feelings. He did a lot to destroy the young gypsy, and even more to save her. Gringoire is fascinated not so much by Esmeralda as by her young goat ... And against the backdrop of all this - the image of the hunchback Quasimodo: the most moving and bright of all. It looks like a freak, he turns out to be more beautiful than all handsome men in his actions!
Separately, it is worth mentioning the paintings painted by Hugo. What is only the chapter where the whole Paris opens before us from a bird's eye view! Generally speaking, in the novel Notre Dame de Paris, description plays a very important role. Readers create a complete sense of presence. Even if you have never been to Paris, read this novel - and you will want to return ... It’s even interesting - how many copyright guidelines of “that” Paris have survived today?
The work touches some thin strings in the soul. Not even with its plot - in truth, it is straightforward. Feelings, tears, drama. And - in some places subtle humor. All these plot omens are fully contained in the Notre-Dame de Paris. Reader's comments indicate that behind this outward plainness lies a surprisingly complete and rich work - about beauty and history, about culture and art. By the way, it was Hugo’s humor that became the reason for negative reviews after numerous productions and adaptations of the novel, where the scriptwriters repeatedly distorted and turned inside out, simplifying their work.
Take, for example, the Cathedral itself, which deserves, if not the title of a separate character, then a separate storyline. Its majestic form, built in brick from events and feelings, personifies the whole of France. The Cathedral helps those in need, provides them with protection and shelter. And at that time just this was so lacking for ordinary people ... Recall that at the time of writing the novel, the revolution was raging in the country, there were alarming days of the rule of the bourgeois monarchy.
Genuine art does not age. That is why the story, played out in the distant past (in fact, or only in Victor Hugo’s imagination), still excites hearts.