Reflections after reading "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"

Among the books I have read, not many impressed me, but the book "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" left an impression on me. It was a profound impression for no other reason than that it allowed me to see not only the history of that time, but also the deepest soul and the deepest calling in the world......

"The Hunchback of Notre Dame" is Hugo's first large-scale romantic novel. It uses a bizarre and contrasting approach to write a story that happened in France in the 15th century: Claude, the deputy bishop of Notre Dame de Paris, was sanctimonious and vicious. He first loved and then hated, and persecuted the Gypsy girl Esmeralda. The kind-hearted bell ringer Quasimodo sacrificed his life to save Esmeralda. The novel exposes the hypocrisy of religion, praises the kindness, friendship, and self-sacrifice of the working people at the lower levels, and reflects Hugo's humanitarian thoughts. Its plot is tortuous and its characters are more conflicting, making it a dramatic work. The historical background of "Notre Dame de Paris" also reflects the dark reality that innocent people became victims of the corrupt politics and power rule of the Louis XI era.

In 1482, the city of Paris under the rule of French King Louis XI was immersed in the carnival atmosphere of "April Fool's Day". In the square in front of Notre Dame de Paris, Esmeralda, a gypsy girl from Egypt, won warm applause from people with her touching beauty and graceful dancing posture. She distributed the reward money that people gave her to the poor children, and said to them: "Take all the money, and you can celebrate the festival!" The children asked her: "What will you do?" She said: " Leave me alone, I’m celebrating every day.”--------Yes, this is her Esmeralda...

But the God of Destiny is here. At this time, everything was frozen. Among the many spectators, a pale middle-aged man, wearing a black robe, hid behind the glass window and peeked at Esmeralda dancing. He is the auxiliary bishop of Notre Dame de Paris and the alchemist Claude Frollo. When he saw the gypsy girl who was both beautiful and talented singing and dancing, her brisk dance steps and wonderful dance postures suddenly awakened the desire that had been buried in his heart for more than ten years. He was unable to control himself and cast out the demon that had captured his soul. In order to relieve his boredom, he went to the square to drive away the vendors who were selling, and stated that he was not allowed to mess around in front of the church. And all this is just for his selfless mentality... These vendors took him seriously and attacked him in groups. At this moment, an ugly-looking, tall, and extremely powerful man rushed out of the church. He pushed aside the crowd and rescued the priest. He is Quasimodo. It turned out that he was a deformed child who was abandoned by his parents in front of Notre Dame de Paris. Frollo raised him out of pity and his ears were deafened by ringing the bell all day long. For (dedication), it's not his fault. The happy people are looking for the "Fool Pope", and Esmeralda takes a fancy to Quasimodo, the deaf and ugly Hunchback of Notre Dame. People put a crown on him, put a robe on him, gave him a whistle, and let him sit on a high sedan chair and parade along the street. Quasimodo was blowing the whistle happily when he suddenly saw the gloomy-looking Frollo standing in front of the sedan. The priest knocked off his crown and took him back to Notre Dame. Why? Maybe just for the unbearable humility!

Is it my fault that she is so beautiful? Is it my fault that she dances so well? Is it my fault that she can drive people crazy? He really couldn't control himself, "Go!" "However, this order changed her fate... Quasimodo, "Go and capture her!" "The Hunchback of Notre Dame quickly ran to Esmeralda, picked her up and ran towards Notre Dame... a fate that he could not escape from...

He shouted "Help" , leaving her wandering in the "Miracle Dynasty". At that time, in the "Black Talk Kingdom" under the rule of the "Miracle Dynasty", the beggar king Claudan was trying the poor poet Gan Goa who did not know how to cut and strayed into the "kingdom territory". According to the rules of the dynasty, he had only two choices: either marry the noose or marry a woman in the kingdom. However, several old women thought he was too weak and no one wanted him. In this way, Gan Goa could only be hanged. .

At this critical moment, Esmeralda stepped forward and shouted "I want him." In this way, the two held a wedding on the spot. The kind-hearted girl agreed to marry him just to save his life. She took him home and provided him with food and lodging, but she would not sleep with him. At this time, if it were us, how many people would be willing to do this? How many people would have such courage and courage?

And when we saw Quasimodo, who had committed the crime of robbing a girl, was summarily tried, he was taken to the square and whipped in public. Kneeling under the scorching sun, the Hunchback of Notre Dame was suffering from thirst. He shouted to the soldiers and the crowd of spectators for water, but he was answered with ridicule and insults. At this time, the beautiful Esmeralda pushed aside the crowd and brought the water to Quasimodo's mouth. Quasimodo, who was full of gratitude in his heart, burst into tears and kept saying: "Beautiful...beautiful...beautiful", and at this moment he made a lifelong promise.

Should I be happy or sad when I see this?

In the square, the poor poet helped Esmeralda perform a goat-recognition show. The goat picked out the name of the sun god Phoebus among a pile of Latin letters. At this time, Phoebus was flattering the queen and her daughter in the palace next to the square. Princess Lily asks Phoebus to go to the square and drive Esmeralda away to prove his love for her. Phoebus rode to the square, shouted loudly at the performers, and quietly made an appointment with the girl to meet at the old place tonight. However, who knew that this tryst would bring her endless darkness...

The restless Fuluolo was furious when he heard that Gan Goa and the girl were married. Zhongshao was very angry. When he learned that they were only a couple in name, his worries turned into joy. He met Phoebus, the drunk captain of the guard, on the street. When he heard that he was going to have a tryst with the girl, he immediately tried to dissuade him, claiming that the girl was already married. But Phoebus retorted: "Why do you have to compare love with Marriage is confused. "Who should advise whom? Is selfishness really the human soul? Evil? Darkness? The gears are still turning quietly...

For what? Quasimodo hid the girl in his house and slept at the door like a patron saint? And when Esmeralda suddenly woke up and saw Quasimodo's face, she was frightened. Quasimodo ran away in a hurry, ran to the bell tower and banged his head against the big bell, and the low bell sounded like weeping. When Esmeralda came to him, Quasimodo covered his face with his hands and murmured: "My face is ugly and always makes people scared." In order to comfort him, the girl danced a cheerful dance for him . Quasimodo, who was extremely excited, used the weight of his body to ring the bell of Notre Dame for the girl, just like playing on a swing. His hearty laughter filled the entire bell tower. Quasimodo flies around on a rope on the bell tower, picking blooming flowers for Esmeralda. Love in the frozen season.

Suddenly the girl spotted the guard captain in the square. She called his name, but he didn't even look up at her. She asked Quasimodo to find him, but in order to get the princess's rich dowry and the territory in St. Paul, he ignored the girl's request and rode away. The kind-hearted Quasimodo found that he had insulted the girl's mission. And deep self-blame...

Frollo, who had a grudge against the girl who had failed to seize her, knelt down to the king and asked for instructions on how to solve the issue of asylum rights in the church. The king consulted an old scholar who was still in prison, and finally decided that he could ignore the right of asylum and forcefully entered Notre Dame to capture the witch. Quasimodo took advantage of Frollo to go out and closed the door of the church tightly. That kind of transcendent love breaks through the shackles of darkness, but the concierge who locks himself deeply is...

Claudan, the beggar king, heard that the right of asylum in the church was about to end, and led thousands of Paris wanderers People and beggars came to attack Notre Dame de Paris and rescue the sisters who were in danger. This shows how beautiful and kind she is! Otherwise, who would save her? But how could Quasimodo, who didn't know the truth, allow these people to rush into the church? He dropped huge stones from the roof and overturned the hot metal liquid in an attempt to disperse the people. That kind of protection that transcends oneself is so impressive that others cannot help but admire it! The brave beggar finally broke through the door and rescued Esmeralda.

Unexpectedly, the king's soldiers, who were well prepared, entered the church through the back door, and rained arrows on Esmeralda and the wandering Khans. The Beggar King was also killed in the melee. The blood was flowing, as if it was a blood-stained heaven... Quasimodo stood on the top of the building, watching his beloved girl being hung on the gallows again, and he was in agony. When he found Frollo grinning at Esmeralda on the bell tower, he raised the sanctimonious beast over his head and dropped it. A crazy move, a transcendent love, marking eternity... ....

The body of Esmeralda, which was removed from the gallows, was placed in the Monfogon Caves. After Quasimodo found her, she lay quietly Beside her. Why isn't there a heavy rain in the sky...? Why? Why? Why?

Two years later, two skeletons hugging each other were discovered. When people tried to separate them, the bones turned to dust.

Esmeralda is not only stunningly beautiful, but also has a noble and pure heart. Beauty and goodness are so perfectly combined in her that she has a dazzling charm. Because of her amazing charm, she attracted the desires of evil people, and because of her purity and innocence, she fell into a tragic love tragedy. She should be God's favorite, but she was hanged. This made me feel the incomparable cruelty of those in power. Despite this, she is lucky because she has someone who is always with her and is never alone.

Quasimodo, a unique church bell ringer in the history of literature. He was one-eyed, hunchbacked, bow-legged, and deaf. He was extremely ugly. But he has a kind heart, and he is willing to become his slave because of the auxiliary bishop's kindness in raising him. He is willing to go to pieces in order to repay Esmeralda's kindness. Although he had a very strong love for Esmeralda, he only guarded her like a patron saint and did not blaspheme her. When he witnessed the lover in his heart being hanged mercilessly, he was helpless and desperate, and finally went to the cemetery to be buried with her. His ugliness reaches the extreme of human beings, but the profound human beauty shown in him makes him the most unique and touching artistic image in the history of literature. The beauty of his soul has completely covered up the flaws in his appearance, and he has become a model of kindness in people's minds. And how many people are like this in our reality?

Claude Frollo, as a priest, he must suppress his desires. It is this suppression that distorts his humanity, lust and Jealousy eventually caused him to lose control of his mind and become a slave to his own desires, turning from a priest into a devil. Isn't this the demise of feudalism?

Phoebus, the captain of the guard, is handsome in appearance but a powerful villain. He is ruthless and unjust. He will not hesitate to deceive and desecrate the love of an innocent girl for the sake of power and wealth. He makes me feel shameful, hateful, hateful, hateful...

Beauty and ugliness, good and evil, we no longer need to argue... And the only one is us?

Reading experience of "Notre Dame de Paris"

In the star-studded French literary world of the 19th century, Victor Hugo can be said to be the brightest star. He was a great poet, a well-known playwright, a novelist, and the standard-bearer and leader of the French Romantic literary movement. This great work "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" is his first romantic novel that caused a sensation. Its literary value and profound social significance make it still popular after nearly two centuries. Today it has been reprinted and reprinted over and over again, and thus came into my hands.

While I was reading this book, I felt a strong "contrast between beauty and ugliness". The characters and events in the book, even if they originate from real life, have been greatly exaggerated and intensified. Under the author's strong ink and color, they constitute a gorgeous and strange picture, forming a sharp and even incredible story of kindness and kindness. The contrast between evil, beauty and ugliness.

The plot of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" always revolves around three people: the kind and beautiful girl Esmeralda, the cruel and hypocritical deputy bishop of Notre Dame Claude Frollo and the ugly but noble in heart Quasimodo the Bell Ringer.

Bohemian girl Esmeralda is the darling of Parisian homeless people and makes a living by performing on the streets. She is innocent, compassionate and willing to help people. Because she couldn't bear to see an innocent man being executed, she accepted the poet Gringoire as her nominal husband to save his life; when she saw Quasimodo being flogged under the scorching sun, only she would sympathize with him and bring him water. to the lips of the bell-ringer who cries out of thirst. Such a noble-hearted girl was slandered as a "witch" and a "murderer" by the church and the court, and was sentenced to hanging. The author portrays this character as the embodiment of beauty and kindness, completely unifying her inner beauty with her external beauty, so as to arouse readers' infinite sympathy for her, and thus generate strong resentment against the feudal church and royal power.

As for the Archdeacon Claude and the bell-ringer Quasimodo, these are two completely opposite images. On the surface, Claude is sanctimonious and lives a life of austere and ascetic practice, but in his heart he longs for sexual pleasure and is full of envy of worldly enjoyments. Selfish, insidious, and unscrupulous. And Quasimodo, this hunchbacked, one-eyed, deaf and lame deformed man, has been discriminated against and bullied by the world since he was a child. In Esmeralda, he experienced the warmth of people's hearts for the first time. This weirdo with a vulgar and savage appearance has since then placed all his life and passion on Esmeralda. He can go through fire and water for her. Sacrificing everything for her happiness.

This extreme contrast between beauty and ugliness, the absolute opposition between nobility and evil, gives the novel a shocking power that can sweep away all our thoughts and emotions. This may be the charm of romantic novels.

In "Notre Dame de Paris", the author describes the lowest class people, vagrants and beggars in Paris with great sympathy. They were ragged and rough in their manners, but possessed virtues far superior to those of the so-called educated and civilized world. The virtues of mutual help and friendship, integrity, courage and self-sacrifice. In the novel, the scene in which the homeless people of Paris attack Notre Dame to save Esmeralda is tragic, fierce, generous and thrilling. It is obviously integrated to a certain extent with the heroic spirit shown by the Paris people in the July Revolution and the destruction of Saint-Germain by the Paris people. Events at the cathedral of Mann and the Archbishop's Palace of Paris. At this point in the novel, the characters also predict that the people will rise up and destroy the Bastille, hinting at the outbreak of the Great Revolution in 1789.