


Even after he was accepted into society, he chose to remain within his beloved church. Since Notre Dame was his home, he regarded the cathedral and bell tower with great attachment, going so far as to name all the bells he rang. Rather, he looked forward to the day when he could live among other people, even if only for a day, and envied the most simple of the day-to-day lives of normal Parisians. However, despite Frollo's warnings about the cruelties of the outside world, especially Romani people like Esmeralda, Quasimodo never regarded them personally with violence or contempt. Because he was raised in isolation by his master, Frollo, he was naïve to the realities of the world and Frollo's intentions until he was grown. Though some would have regarded him with fear due to his appearance, Quasimodo is kind and gentle with a curious and trusting nature. Frollo agreed on the condition that the child grow up hidden away within the cathedral's bell tower, and mused that the "foul creature may yet prove to be of use to me". He intended to drop the baby down a well but was stopped by the cathedral's Archdeacon who guilted Frollo into caring for the child for having committed the sin of spilling blood before Notre Dame. When he discovered he was, in fact, holding a baby, he pulled back the blanket and exclaimed the deformed child was "a monster". He grabbed Quasimodo from her and kicked her onto the steps, smashing her skull and killing her instantly.

Thinking she was holding stolen goods, Frollo pursued Quasimodo's mother as she ran through the streets before cornering her at Notre Dame's doors. However, Judge Frollo, who contemptuously viewed all gypsies as thieves, quickly surrounded them with his guards and had them arrested. She and three other Romani people, including her spouse, were attempting to secretly enter Paris through its waterways near the cathedral. The only feature shown is one of his arms) being carried by a woman presumed to be his mother. Quasimodo first appeared as a baby during the film's prologue (his face was never seen, as he was swaddled by a blanket.
