1. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind
This recognition that all the characters in the novel are flawed guides the reader's understanding and shows Suskinds' complete and big message that society itself is broken and everyone can be controlled. ... Even while reading the first line of the story written by Suskind, "there lived a man who was one of the most gifted and abominable personages" (Suskind 3)., we are given a logical understanding that this particular character the narrator was speaking of was not intended to be a decent man. ...
- Word Count: 3837
- Approx Pages: 15
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: Graduate