Compare And Contrast Quasimodo And The Creature

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Frankenstein, a novel by Mary Shelley, is known far and wide about the story of a man delving too far into science, and creating a monster. However, the book leaves it up to the reader to decide who the true monster really is. Another story that is similar to Frankenstein, where the deformed creature isn’t the true monster, would be The Hunchback of Notre-Dame created by Disney. Quasimodo, the hunchback, was the victim, and Frollo, the priest, was the monster. These two stories, while both are very different, have some very similar qualities between the monster and the man of their tales. The similarities of these stories will highlight how the difference from receiving care and not receiving it can greatly affect the outcome of a character …show more content…

The Creature, carefully crafted by Frankenstein, was made to be a beautiful human being. Once the Creature had opened its eyes, Frankenstein was horror struck, because he no longer saw a beautiful creature. He saw a monster. Terrified of the monster he had created, Victor Frankenstein feld, and abandoned the creature to fend for itself. Victor hated the Creature at the beginning for no other reason than its appearance, and never gave it the chance to show that it could be something else other than a horrible monster. Frollo reacts to Quasimodo the same way. When Frollo had first discovered Quasimodo, he was disgusted by the sight of the baby’s disfigured face and body. Calling Quasimodo a monster and an unholy daemon, and Frollo wanted to send Quasimodo back into Hell where he belongs. Frankenstein had also called his creation a monster and a daemon. He believed that he need to destroy the …show more content…

In the Hunchback of Notre-Dame, Quasimodo flees back into the church, beaten and downtrodden by his loathsome experiences with the people of Paris. While the Creature, filled with hopelessness, goes off in search of Victor Frankenstein, possibly for revenge or maybe even to beg for help. Here is where the two stories split off into separate directions. When Quasimodo ran inside the church, Esmerelda, the woman who helped him escape, followed him inside, and ended up befriending him. Giving him the loving companionship he always yearned

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