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A multi-chapter essay in which I explain why I believe that Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) and various other adaptations of Victor Hugo's work are still relevant today, with particular emphasis on Quasimodo and Esmeralda as characters and as a couple. In my analysis, I focus on how the above-mentioned characters may or may not relate to selected couples from other Disney films and to characters from other media. Chapters 1-8 contain my commentary and theories, my fanfiction about HOND characters, as well as fan lyrics that I wrote on the basis of "Someday". The last chapter is the bibliography for this essay. As of December 2025, some bibliographic entries contain new links to sources.

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