Progression+toward+dispassion

Topic: “ Perfume: The Story of a Murderer” and ‘The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea” (novel titles are shortened in rationale) Significance of the progression of Grenouille and Norboru reactions from being passionate to being nonchalant as they reach their goals  A parallelism is struck between the similar reactions of Grenouille and Noboru, which when combined chronologically create smooth progressions towards dispassion. Grenouille and Noboru display **passion towards exploration in face of their interests convey remorselessness towards their murders and also show indifference towards being exposed for their malicious deeds.** Both Grenouille and Noboru display excitement and eagerness in the face of their passions. When Grenouille first visits Baldini’s famed perfumery and comes in contact with perfume, he is exhilarated, and very eager to learn as well as display his own talents. Likewise Noboru visits the Rayuko, something he strongly desired to do, and was touring around, asking about everything with obvious excitement. Although the two characters desire different things, both commit acts of to obtain their desire, and feel no sense of wrongdoing in the process. Grenouille slays his first victim, lacking remorse for murdering the girl after obtaining the mesmerizing scent and when Noboru kills the kitten: his feelings of triumph completely covering any guilt he may have felt. Finally, the two characters display a similar lack of care towards being caught doing wanton deeds. Grenouille murders all the girls and is captured while Noboru is discovered while invading the privacy of his parents through a peephole. Grenouille regarded his capture with the least amount of interest and Noboru too, after the initial shock, quickly felt ennui towards the situation, and even became indifferent. Such a string of similarities results in the conclusion that as Grenouille and Noboru near their goals, they become more and more dispassionate due to a strong desire for its