Grenouille’s hatred for humanity’s disorder causes him to flee humans, and he gains “an ever increasing sense of euphoria. He had escaped the abhorrent taint! He was truly completely alone!” (121). Grenouille’s jubilation at the absence of humans demonstrates the severity of his loathing of chaos. By describing humanity as an ‘abhorrent taint’ Süskind conveys that Grenouille finds humanity to be a flaw in his otherwise flawless system. During his isolation, Grenouille once more implements his catalog of scents and inclination towards organization to create and “he saw that it was good and that the whole earth was saturated with his divine Grenouille seeds” (126). This time, though, Grenouille’s creation exists only in his mind. Grenouille’s ability to create an ‘empire’ in his head reveals the complexity of Grenouille’s mind. Grenouille’s genius level of thinking does not mesh well with the mess of society, so he enjoys isolation where he can create perfection without the marring influence of
Grenouille’s hatred for humanity’s disorder causes him to flee humans, and he gains “an ever increasing sense of euphoria. He had escaped the abhorrent taint! He was truly completely alone!” (121). Grenouille’s jubilation at the absence of humans demonstrates the severity of his loathing of chaos. By describing humanity as an ‘abhorrent taint’ Süskind conveys that Grenouille finds humanity to be a flaw in his otherwise flawless system. During his isolation, Grenouille once more implements his catalog of scents and inclination towards organization to create and “he saw that it was good and that the whole earth was saturated with his divine Grenouille seeds” (126). This time, though, Grenouille’s creation exists only in his mind. Grenouille’s ability to create an ‘empire’ in his head reveals the complexity of Grenouille’s mind. Grenouille’s genius level of thinking does not mesh well with the mess of society, so he enjoys isolation where he can create perfection without the marring influence of