Satirical+Elements


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Riowena and Jocelyn's group

Satirical Elements o Chp 1-10 § Mocking religion and superstition despite so called ‘enlightenment’ – Father Terrier. Even though people think that they have progressed incredibly in the realm of science, people still fall back upon religion for comfort and faith. (16-18)  o Chp 11-20 § Mocking tradition and the desire not to adapt to new times- Baldini (55-57) o Chp 21-30 § Mocking science – hasty judgment – Marquis de la Taillarde-Espinasse is looked down upon by the author for using Grenouille to prove his experiment right (chapter 30) o Chp 31-40 § Mocking the people for having the need to blame someone after the murders of the girls (Chapter 40) o Chp 41-51 § Mocking the inhumanity of mankind (animalistic behavior under the influence of perfume), the gullibility of humans in response to Grenouille’s fake human scent. Chapter 49

Michael Xie + Valerie + Robert + Chris Hwa

1-10 Even though Father Terrier is a priest and hence supposed to be open and embracing to others, he described Grenouille to be a monster and had the notion of calling Grenouille a devil. Furthermore, he had the notion to abandon the child and send him away as far as possible.

11-20 Although Baldini believes perfumery is a sophisticated and elegant art, he is unable to accept Grenouille’s success in reproducing Amor & Psyche. Baldini finds excuses after excuses for the phenomenon, not recognizing the child’s legitimate talent to concoct perfumes.

21-30 Mocking Baldini's haughtiness and vanity - he hires Grenouille secretly to make perfume formulas, which makes him successful, yet he does not have the satisfaction of being the artist.

31-40 People making shallow judgements only based on Grenouille's perfumed scent and not other aspects.

41-50 Grenouille spent his whole life trying to fit into society by creating the ultimate perfume, but ends up dead because he believes that it is pointless.

Michael/Shavonne/Maryanne/Wendy

1-10 <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Grenouille’s mother described in a very humorous and paradoxical way; she is said as beautiful, but she has no teeth, and has no disease other than gout and syphilis. Author laughs at this woman because of the way she treated Grenouille, the way she abandoned him.

11-20

<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Baldini: Narrator describes him as one way but in reality he is the opposite; juxtaposes, contradicts. What he wants to be compared to what he is.

<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">21-30

<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">“Chenier, who first returned home in the small hours slightly drunk- or rather, intended to return home, since there was no home left – suffered a nervous breakdown.” He also was using Baldini and his business waiting for the day he would inherit everything. But now instead he had lost everything, everything had ever worked for. Nothing was even found.

<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">31-40

<span style="background: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Mocking how people only use their eyes and not their noses.

<span style="background: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">41-51

<span style="background: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Greouilles paradoxical thought: he thinks that humans are detestable, “stupid” even. Yet at the same time he tries hard to he tries very hard to create a perfume that would allow him to mix in with the rest of the humans, to blend in.

<span style="background: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> He Ra. Janita. Jerry. Oliver Chapters 1-10 · Father Terrier’s lack of elegance and refinement revealed through his actions and behaviors when he attempts to smell Grenouille. Chapters 11-20 l Baldini, although widely known to be a successful perfumer, in reality incorporates already existing scents into his creation of new perfumes. Suskind mocks Baldini’s inability through comparison of Pelissier’s natural talent and Baldini’s attempts and failures in trying to copy Pelissier’s perfume. Chapters 21-30 l Baldini, who was greedy about achieving fame as a great perfumer with the small book that includes all of Grenouille’s methods for creating different perfumes, faces catastrophic death after Grenouille leaves him. Chenier, who secretly planned to inherit Baldini’s business, has nothing left as Baldini and his perfume shop is eliminated in a catastrophe. Chapters 31-40 · People are deceived by Grenouille’s fake scent – perfume containing human scent. · People easily believe the theory of Fluidum Vitale with Grenouille as the evidence which support the theory. Chapters 41-51 l People are again deceived by Grenouille’s fake scent – the perfect scent created by Grenouille.