In the novel 'Perfume', Patrick Suskind achieves something that is quite magical. Throughout the story, he narrates the story where the main character does not have any sort of relationships with other people. Suskind also avoids using dialogues showing how much of an outcast the main character, Jean-Baptiste Grennouille was. The author solely concentrates on the protagonist and his actions to develop the plot. However, he still manages to convey the story to the reader and keep the audience interested for the entire length of the novel.
As the novel starts in the streets of Paris in 18th century France, we are immediately introduced to the birth of Jean Baptiste. The author however, tries to emphasize more on he setting. During the first few chapters, Suskind describes the streets as filthy and basically a place that really stinks. He describes the slums as odorous and the place is described in a very gloomy mood.
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Français : Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Bellevi...
Jean-Baptiste Joseph DelambreThroughout the initial stages, Suskind teases the audience with several near death events, but ultimately, he is rescued on multiple occasions. The basic characteristics of Jean-Baptiste are rather unique, as he is unable to produce any odor of his own, but has incredible smelling senses. This aspect of his tends to draw many uncompromising complications. He is seen as someone who is evil, possessed by demons and has devilish powers. When he was with Jeannie Bussie, as well as Father Terrier, he was unlike any other children. His qualities could have been used to an advantage by those people but instead, they were seen as a stigma. He usually freaked out the people he met and they clearly looked at him as someone who was very grotesque. Grennouille is gradually passed on like an object to handle his unique qualities and he never tends...