Victor Hugo once said: “The French Revolution, which is nothing more nor less than the sword-wielding ideal, suddenly rose up and with that very movement closed the door of evil and opened the door of good. It cleared the question, promulgated the truth, chased away the miasmas, purified the century and crowned the people. We can say that he created man a second time, giving him a second soul, his rights." This can be seen in the way the Revolution and politics tore his family apart leading him to choose a side in the revolution. The Revolution caused his mother to raise him alone, which ultimately influenced him to adopt the ideals of the revolution. The events of the Revolution and its spirit shaped the life, beliefs and works of the famous writer Victor Hugo. The French Revolution caused much turmoil in Hugo's childhood. Hugo's family had a strong political background. His mother, Sophie Trebuchet, was a staunch Catholic Royalist. This put her in grave danger during the French Revolution and it was there that she met Hugo's father, Leopold. He was a soldier of the republic who was ordered to persecute rebels and priests. Together they had three sons: Abel Hugo, Eugene Hugo and Victor Hugo. As a child, Hugo witnessed the political pandemonium that saw the rise of the First French Empire and the dictatorship under Napoleon Bonaparte. Leopold being an atheist republican and an influential officer in Napoleon's army was a source of internal conflict for Sophie. The opposing views and religious beliefs of Hugo's parents were a reflection of the struggle between two major forces in France at that time. The frequent arguments and arguments between Sophie and Leopold provided Hugo with a tumultuous environment in which to live. The...... middle of paper ......g how some would not care about the misery of humanity. When his sons Charles and Francois died, he did not want them buried with a crucifix or a priest because of what he saw the Church doing to people of the lower classes. He wanted the same clause to apply to him when he died. Hugo's belief in rationalism is found in many of his later works. He believed in God, but not in religion. He later embodied the idea of ​​being a free thinker. Hugo once said that "Christianity will eventually disappear, but people will continue to believe in God, the soul and power." The French Revolution caused conflict, destruction, and loss of faith in France. This is strongly visible in the life and writings of Victor Hugo. From the day of his birth until the day of his death, the revolutionary spirit and the Revolution itself shaped his style, his beliefs and even wrote the pages of his novels..