Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer, writing homework help: Baldini was a decent perfumer after a lifetime of study

1) Baldini was a decent perfumer after a lifetime of study. Jean Baptist Grenouille had no technique but an unbeatable nose. What do you think the novel has to say about the relationship between genius and convention, creativity, and destruction, chaos and order?

2) I found this book to be particularly German, but I couldn’t really articulate why. Then I saw a review stating that it’s a parable about Hitler! Do you buy that? Why or why not?

3) Perfume was Kurt Cobain’s favorite book. Discuss!

4) Why did we spend so much time with Grenouille in that cave?

5) How did you feel towards Grenouille? Do you think he’s pure evil? Or just creepy? Can you enjoy a book about an antihero?