love of mankind' (page 102) – Scent is the power that Grenouille masters. Surrounding characters put faith in God, with the repetition of such religious phrases and rituals, 'The citizens of Grasse crossed themselves over three times', 'God's sake', and 'Whenever God wills it'. There is an appearance of strong faith for Christianity within society that juxtaposes with Grenouille, and esteems him, only to the reader, as his power is unknown by surrounding characters, 'Grenouille the wunderkind took place only inside him and could only be perceived by no other than himself' (page 28). The repetitive use of pronouns referring to Grenouille in the quote empha
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