1. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind
... is backed up by "Green's (2004) idea that the high degree of transportation - characteristic of first-person narratives - results in the fictional world seeming more like a real place;" (Green). So when the protagonist describes his first murder in great detail and how it wasn't about the kill for him but the savior of the scent the entire scene becomes ten times more intense, provoking more intense ... and influential feelings of surprise and confusion because of the random act done by Grenouille in this unbelievable situation. This makes the reader feel a need to now experience the no...
- Word Count: 3837
- Approx Pages: 15
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: Graduate