Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer, English research help: Grenouille is introduced as “one of the most gifted and

Grenouille is introduced as “one of the most gifted and abominable personages in an era that knew no lack of gifted and abominable personages” [p. 3]. Does Süskind manage to make him a sympathetic character, in spite of his murders and obsessions? Or do you find him wholly repellent? How might you explain Grenouille’s actions? To what extent do his experiences shape his behavior? Do you think he is inherently evil?