... favorite novel genres around the world. However, there is not much curiosity about exactly how these two genres have become such important genres in literature. One could say that their fame came from the significant element that forms the genres themselves: the sense of fear. But exactly how ... and Patrick Suskind's use of literary elements to produce such magnificent works of the two genres that have stood proudly in the world of literature. The exploration into the techniques used in developing the readers' fear in the two novels serves as a guide that dwells into the ... achieve fear...

• Word Count: 4287
• Approx Pages: 17
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... representations that reveal the imperfections in French society and shape the reader's response to the protagonist and everyone else's. 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. This message is exhibited in Suskind's disgustingly immoral and materialistic ... Suskind?' requires a detailed investigation into how narrative perspective in novels creates a view through which the reader sees and understands the novel's resolution....

• Word Count: 3837
• Approx Pages: 15
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate