問題詳情


(B) Victor Hugo is considered by many to be one of the leading figures in French literature. His keen understanding of human nature made for rich characters and dramatic tension in his novels and poetry. This same sense of understanding also created discontent in Hugo, who saw injustice everywhere in 19th century France.After the tragic death of his daughter, Hugo set aside his literary career for a time, and made a career in politics. His support for the unsuccessful 1848 revolution against France’s President Louis Napoleon, forced Hugo to leave the country. It was during this period that Hugo returned to letters and produced the masterpieces that made his reputation as both a writer and social critic.Victor Hugo’s historical novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame was published in 1831, before he undertook his political career. However, even then his observations on human weakness were well developed, as is evident in both the novel’s characters and plot.Each of the novel’s three main characters represents one aspect of human nature: Frollo, the priest of Notre Dame, represents lust; his deformed servant, Quasimodo, stands for intense loyalty; and Esmeralda, the object of Frollo’s desire, is a symbol of innocence. Through their actions, these characters show the ways in which humans are imperfect.In The Hunchback of Notre Dame, it is the innocent who suffer: Quasimodo’s deformity makes it difficult for Esmeralda to return his love; and the virtuous Esmeralda is killed by a bloodthirsty crowd for a crime she did not commit. With his novel, Hugo re-created the injustice of the world in art, and expressed what he saw as the universal truth of the human condition.Hugo was a romantic who accepted as truth the dark side of human nature. But he also believed that humans could find something better in the afterlife. The Hunchback of Notre Dame lends a fitting example. The novel’s ending suggests that though Quasimodo is unable to find love in life, he finds it in death: in a mysterious tomb, the bones of a young woman lie wrapped in the arms of a deformed man. (RM 12-5)
55. What is the best title of this passage?
(A) The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
(B) Victor Hugo.
(C) Victor Hugo and The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
(D) Human Nature.

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答案：C
難度：非常困難0
統計：A(0),B(0),C(0),D(0),E(0)

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