

Although the settings are different, they demonstrate the rise of communism and social order along with the eventual downfall of it all with the rise of Grenouille’s power and social status in stages.

The difference in time and place forces the reader to make connections between what was occurring in the book and Communist Germany. In Perfume, Patrick Suskind illustrates the importance of social classes in Germany post-World War 2 through his story of Grenouille, a murderer with a strong sense of smell and a goal to control everyone around him, in 18 th century France. An Analysis of the Social Classes in Patrick Suskind’s PerfumeĪnalysis of Manipulative Relationships and Animal Metaphors in Patrick Suskind’s Perfume
