Analysis Of The Novel ' Perfume Help Grenouille '

Throughout the novel Perfume by Patrick Suskind, there is an obvious use of literary devices used to describe the scents which Grenouille, the protagonist, smells, the way in which Grenouille smells aromas, as this is different to the ‘average’ persons scent capacity, and the relevance of the aroma, as he emphasizes those smells which have an impact in the book through a more vivid and specific explanation. This will be a comparison of two passages for the novel, one from the beginning of Grenouille’s

Patrick Süskind’s seminal 1985 novel, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, achieves that rare feat of creating a main character who is both the protagonist and antagonist or in another phrase an anti-hero. The novel discusses the life of Grenouille who became an infamous criminal who lived in the significant change and unrest in Paris in 18th century France and had experienced life chiefly through his highly developed sense of smell. Süskind’s did a marvelous job in using personality traits that can

Patrick Süskind’s seminal 1985 novel, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, achieves that rare feat of creating a main character that portrays a protagonist that lacks conventional heroic qualities or in other literature term, an anti-hero. The novel discusses the main character Grenouille, who became an infamous criminal who lived in the unhygienic and uprising rebellion in Paris, France, 18th century. He had experienced life chiefly through his highly developed sense of smell. Süskind’s did a marvelous