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Characters
Jehan Frollo, the spoiled younger brother of Claude Frollo, is said to have “shot forth luxuriant branches only on the side of idleness, ignorance, and debauchery.” . He constantly borrows money from his brother, and spends it all on alcohol. He eventually joins the vagabonds, and is killed by Quasimodo while helping them save Esmeralda.

Pierre Gringoire is a struggling poet. His life was difficult, as his father was hanged by the Burgundians, and his mother was massacred by the Picards during the siege of Paris, leaving him as an orphan at the age of six. Once he was old enough (around age sixteen), he wanted to choose a profession. He apparently tried "everything". These attempted professions include a soldier, a monk, an apprentice at the carpenters' guild, and a schoolmaster. He was taught Latin by Claude Frollo, and eventually became a poet and a rhymester. He is the director of the play presented on the day of the Feast of Fools.

Major Themes
Fate is often said to be a theme of the book, as Victor Hugo saw this word inscribed into one of the stones of the cathedral as the Greek ananké.