The story of a murderer Patrick Suskind.  Jean Baptise Grenouille is the protagonist.  Unwanted Parisian orphan.  Has no scent- rejected by others.

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The story of a murderer Patrick Suskind

 Jean Baptise Grenouille is the protagonist.  Unwanted Parisian orphan.  Has no scent- rejected by others.  Develops extraordinary power to discern odours.  Comes to loathe the scents of others- spent 7 years alone in a cave on top of the Massif central.  Murderer.

 Read through chapter one and consider what the 5 most important things a student should question. Attempt to answer them  Could include: setting, narrative style, subjective or objective, names, imagery.

 Were you surprised by the description of 18 th century France? (Greed, vanity and egocentrism).  Was Grenouille responsible for his mothers death?  Grenouille an outsider?  Who is the most important character in the novel and why?  What is significant about the name, Jean- Baptiste Grenouille?

 The setting of the novel is the most significant aspect of Ch 1 because …  Of greatest significance in Ch 1 is the introduction of Grenouille because …  The most significant aspect of Ch 1 is the introduction of the narrator as a racconteur because …  The most imprtant detail in Ch 1 was …. Because …