... in the society. Dracula is portrayed to live in a castle where "everywhere a bewildering mass of fruit blossom " and the "green grass under the trees spangled with the fallen petals " (Suskind 10). This mesmerizing imagery of the castle contrasts with Jean Grenouille's horrendous living condition in Perfume. Instead of having a blissful life in a castle, Jean lives in a cave where "he fed himself on the stiff carcasses of frozen bats ". Moreover, through the course of the ... loathsome existence. This abandonment leads the readers further into Jean's background as a insignificant being, "...

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