Victor Hugo uses themes that recur in both The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Les Misérables. It clearly states the sufferings of the century and the great eternal questions that human beings long to know but do not have the courage to ask. In Hugo's novels, modern readers will be fascinated by the extraordinary characters and their relentless battle against evil. The two novels have more similarities than differences. They include paradox and irony, a romantic tone, obsession and betrayal as themes, and finally both involve a great deal of imagery and an emphasis on characterization and setting. Under the bold love that is unfolding between Quasimodo and Esmeralda, the historical tragedies of 1492 are unfolded. Hugo is illuminating the political struggles of the nineteenth century. The novel is spiritual, not only in the setting but also in the characters. While developing the characters, Hugo uses paradox to highlight their unfortunate flaws. For example, Quasimodo. It represents the grotesque and the beautiful. He is shunned by society and must find solace not in the insignificant material world but deep within himself. Claude Frolllo displays evil propensities regardless of the fact that he is a priest and should be devoted to God. The priest lost his sacred faith on the path to the evil that Hugo expected from humanity. Esmeralda is the beauty and magic by which good and evil are attracted. It's pure innocence and looking for some kind of "spiritual love" in all the wrong places. Each of the characters shows us how far we will have to go to "win", while also showing the similarities that good and bad have. In Les Miserables, Hugo writes about the three problems of the age, the dil.... .. middle of paper ......Renaissance architecture was seen as grotesque and vulgar and was now revered for its preservation. Hugo uses the time period as an image in both novels. “The French Revolution was a turmoil in political, economic and social traditions. It was the era that observed the first conversions from the industrial revolution. The French Revolution brought out the core of romanticism, which is a key point in both novels. Today, The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a standard classic that has been adapted for film and television. The character of Quasimodo has become a classic horror figure, even though the true horror figure is Frollo. Les Miserables is today considered one of the greatest poems ever written. All characters are given a place in the “hall of fame” of great literary works. Les Miserables has been modified for film, television and the musical stage.