The hunchback of Notre-Dame is a beautifully written story, in which Victor Hugo has delineated the beauty, grandeur, and history of Gothic architecture. The novel is a result of the author's careful examination of the cathedral of Notre-Dame. The cathedral of Notre-Dame forms the center of the novel, and the lives of several characters, who live in or around it including Quasimodo, the hunchback; bellringer of Notre-Dame. The constant presence of Notre-Dame in the novel and lengthy descriptions of the Gothic architecture of Paris suggests that Hugo believed that it was an art form and should be preserved and appreciated. In this novel, various themes and issues have been targeted by Hugo one of which is how people are primarily judged on their appearance, rather than their internal character. In the story, by presenting different scenarios, the author argues with the reader, that the appearance can be deceiving, and judging people based on their looks would cause people to be ill...