Woods) takes place in France, telling of a serial murderer with an extraordinary sense of smell, who is chiefly motivated by scents. Die Geschichte eines Mörders) by Patrick Süskind (translated by John E. Jean makes for an interesting character study for sure.Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (Das Parfum. I think the story could have been cut back and made tighter and more effective, though I loved the prose and the plot. The only reason I have not given this five stars is because I found it rambled a little in places. I knew it was coming (I’d seen the film many years previously) though I don’t think the film could every quite capture the intensity and euphoric nature of the situation. The moment captures the heart of the book in one beautifully horrific frenzy of emotions and desire.
As such the ending of this is simply perfection. However, as the tale of Icarus taught us, those who fly too high will burn.
Innocence is a mighty hard thing to harvest, though it is the missing piece he has been looking for it will give his perfume the power to inspire love: it will be irresistible. The secret ingredient he has been looking for comes his way and he cannot rest until he has it. His singular pursuit for his goal is uncompromising and he will stop at nothing to achieve the most perfect of scents. His talent is remarkable and his motivation (when roused) is unstoppable. No longer distracted by anything external, he basked in his own existence and found it splendid.”Īs such befalls misery for all those that meet him. “He had withdrawn solely for his own personal pleasure, only to be near to himself. What he now felt was the fear of his own oblivion. “He realized that all his life he had been a nobody to everyone. He is dead inside and numb to all else in his differentness.
He cannot comprehend what it is to snuff out a life because he is not truly alive himself.
Murder means nothing to him because he does not fully understand what he is murdering. He is completely detached from reality he lives in his own world of scent, invisible to all others. It’s also a story about obsession, a singular pursuit for perfection regardless of the costs.Ĭonsequences simply do not matter for Jean. Perfume is a story about social isolation it’s a story about not belonging in the world and the negative effects this can wrought on one’s mind. There was only one thing that power could not do: it could not make him able to smell himself.” A power stronger than the power of money or the power of terror or the power of death: the invincible power to command the love of mankind. Ever since teen is my most fav novel of all the times!! 🖤🖤🖤
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