The amoral protagonist of Das Perfume, Grenouille was created to beget sympathy and empathy from the readers. The effects of this were used to support the theme of morality and these effects were achieved through understanding of the immoral character, Grenouille. The theme of morality is supported by the Suskind’s use of bildungsroman, characteristics of the minor characters, plot events and narration (third person point of view) to raise doubts in the reader’s judgments towards the protagonist’s action and the norms of society he lives in, and finally, to persuade readers to question the morality of the characters through various means of persuasion.
In exposition, the diction Suskind uses was densely connoted – not only to provide descriptions of the birthplace of the protagonist but rather, it serves as a tool to incite disgusted feelings and pity from the readers towards the protagonist’s birth events. Moreover, Suskind emphasises that Grenouille does undergoes childhood trauma (despite being born emotionless) and that the cause of trauma originates from the characteristic of the society he was born into. Undoubtedly, it was something that the protagonist has absolute no control over it. Although there were no traumatized-symptoms were shown by Grenouille as the story continues to progress, the effects would linger in the mind of the readers rather than the protagonist himself. Through characterization and plot events, Suskind begets more sympathy from his readers by also introducing the protagonist’s mother - whom abandons a child in a fish market as she, previously has done similarly with the other four. Furthermore, Grenouille’s unwanted birth event was described as well – as his mother wanted to put the “revolting birth...
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...tagonist. This interval allows the readers and view Grenouille as the world does, which then raises the question of who is morally right in the situation.
Based on the context of ethics, it is mutually agreed that murder immoral. However, Suskind managed to demonstrate and display the cruelty of Grenouille's world and he also shows how the world can easily influence and manifest its heinous attributes unto someone, causing them to become a murderer. This brings to question, whether or not the society is to be blamed. In brief, when Suskind does condemns the society, such as in the opening scene in Perfume, it condemns only the hideous parts of the society-- the agony, the malice, and the inhumanity. Therefore, “can we accept the truth as it really is or must we, with perfume appropriate to the occasion, sweeten them to suit our own sensibilities?” (Arukiyomi, 2009)
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...n very human feelings of resentment and jealousy. Grendel was an unstable and saddened figure because of his outcast status. Though Grendel had many animal attributes and a grotesque, monstrous appearance, he seemed to be guided by vaguely human emotions and impulses. He truthfully showed more of an interior life than one might expect. Exiled to the swamplands outside the boundaries of human society, Grendel’s depiction as an outcast is a symbol of the jealousy and hate that seeks to destroy others' happiness and can ultimately cripple a civilization. This take on the outcast archetype ultimately exposes the Anglo Saxon people’s weaknesses, their doubts and anxieties towards the traditional values that bounded nearly every aspect of their life.
Although Mrs. Spring Fragrance has only lived in America for a short amount of time, her husband states “There are no more American words for her learning” (865). It is obvious through reading this statement that Mrs. Spring Fragrance has become quickly acquainted with not only the English language, but also with American customs and traditions. However, not every character in Mrs. Spring Fragrance adjusts to American culture as easily as Mrs. Spring Fragrance; some characters have a difficult time leaving their Chinese traditions of marriage and accepting that in America, love comes before marriage. Throughout Mrs. Spring Fragrance, Sui Sin Far describes the process that the Chinese characters experience as they slowly begin to alienate traditional Chinese culture and becoming Americanized through accepting American culture as their own.
Grendel, surprisingly, adapts quite well to his society despite its detestation of his existence. Grendel live is a rattlesnake-guarded cave, which allows himself to detach from his society, giving him the necessary space to cope with the troublesome thoughts among his people about Grendel. Unlike Frankenstein, Grendel tries to associate with the members of his civilization but is rejected every time he tries to do so. Every night Grendel goes to Herot to listen to the Sharper’s stories because the history interests him. He is quite intrigued and appreciative of the tales he hears, but when he comes in contact with those from Herot, they do not reciprocate the appreciation of his presence in Herot. The ones he admires so much taunt and torture him to the point they try to kill him for “intruding.” As retaliation, Grendel fights back and raids Herot every night.
...en-year-old girl”. She has now changed mentally into “someone much older”. The loss of her beloved brother means “nothing [will] ever be the same again, for her, for her family, for her brother”. She is losing her “happy” character, and now has a “viole[nt]” personality, that “[is] new to her”. A child losing its family causes a loss of innocence.
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...rs and situations to help explain the societal issues surrounding the time period. The dreadfulness comes from the controversial issues and feelings these characters experience. These characters must overcome these dreadful experiences in order to change what society deems as acceptable in the future.
Camus starts the beginning of his novel by stating the death of the narrator’s mother through a first person point of view. Meursault, the protagonist and narrator of the novel, begins by contemplating the day of his mother’s death and is unable t...
Her family life is depicted with contradictions of order and chaos, love and animosity, conventionality and avant-garde. Although the underlying story of her father’s dark secret was troubling, it lends itself to a better understanding of the family dynamics and what was normal for her family. The author doesn’t seem to suggest that her father’s behavior was acceptable or even tolerable. However, the ending of this excerpt leaves the reader with an undeniable sense that the author felt a connection to her father even if it wasn’t one that was desirable. This is best understood with her reaction to his suicide when she states, “But his absence resonated retroactively, echoing back through all the time I knew him. Maybe it was the converse of the way amputees feel pain in a missing limb.” (pg. 399)
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The authors' relations to us on the characters' places in society help us to relate to and comprehend their actions. If Meursault hadn't been so detached from society, Noboru so discontented with society, and Medea so vengeful toward society, we wouldn't have half of the justification needed to understand the murders that took place in the works. Given the presented material about conformity, I conclude that the stories' plots indeed grow around the unique attributes of the non-conformers, and as result, spark the reader's imagination to the fullest.
... men in the story are portrayed, exhibits the degradation of the value of the self-expression of a woman.