Master Guidance on Notre-Dame de Paris

Divided into seven chapters, the book takes Esmeralda, Claude, Quasimodo, Forbes, Gringoire, the people of Paris, and the typical setting of Notre Dame de Paris as the entry points for in-depth analysis of character, social environment, storyline, and key details, leading readers to appreciate the rich and enduring artistic value of the work. The author seizes the four themes of love, revolution, fate, and architecture to interpret typical characters and the typical environment in 15th-century French society under Hugo's writing. In addition, the author focuses on Hugo's "e;principle of contrast between beauty and ugliness"e;, pointing out that the portrayal of beauty and ugliness reflects each other, shaping the characters in contrast, revealing the darkness of the middle ages, and deepening the theme of the novel.