<Li> Quasimodo , is the male protagonist of the novel . He is the bell - ringer of Notre Dame and a barely verbal and half - blind hunchback . Ringing the church bells has also made him deaf . Abandoned by his mother as a baby , he was adopted by Claude Frollo . Quasimodo 's life within the confines of the cathedral and his only two outlets -- ringing the bells and his love and devotion for Frollo -- are described . He rarely ventures outside the Cathedral because the citizens of Paris despise and shun him for his appearance . The notable occasions when he does leave include taking part in the Festival of Fools -- during which he is elected the Pope of Fools due to his perfect hideousness -- and his subsequent attempt to kidnap Esmeralda , his rescue of Esmeralda from the gallows , his attempt to bring Phoebus to Esmeralda , and his final abandonment of the cathedral at the end of the novel . It is revealed in the story that the baby Quasimodo was left by the Gypsies in place of Esmeralda , whom they abducted . </Li>
<Li> Quasimodo , is the male protagonist of the novel . He is the bell - ringer of Notre Dame and a barely verbal and half - blind hunchback . Ringing the church bells has also made him deaf . Abandoned by his mother as a baby , he was adopted by Claude Frollo . Quasimodo 's life within the confines of the cathedral and his only two outlets -- ringing the bells and his love and devotion for Frollo -- are described . He rarely ventures outside the Cathedral because the citizens of Paris despise and shun him for his appearance . The notable occasions when he does leave include taking part in the Festival of Fools -- during which he is elected the Pope of Fools due to his perfect hideousness -- and his subsequent attempt to kidnap Esmeralda , his rescue of Esmeralda from the gallows , his attempt to bring Phoebus to Esmeralda , and his final abandonment of the cathedral at the end of the novel . It is revealed in the story that the baby Quasimodo was left by the Gypsies in place of Esmeralda , whom they abducted . </Li>
where did the hunchback of notre dame live
where did the hunchback of notre dame live
within the confines of the cathedral
within the confines of the cathedral