Perfume: Story of a Murderer, a novel written by Patrick Suskind tells the story of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, a character who seems to have come into the world to facing many challenges of rejection by a society that does not manage “different” very well. The novel takes place in France. Since his birth, Grenouille was automatically treated in unusual ways and rejected due to an abnormal condition. He actually had no body odor, and people seem to consider that a terrible offense. He developed such hatred towards people due to their mistreatment, judgment, and social alienation. His hatred of humanity was so intense that he undertook a seven-year journey to the Massif Central to distance himself from society, placing himself in solitary confinement; which he ended up liking. Despite having no scent of his own, Grenouille develops a strong sensitivity to smells and a formidable ability to create scents, which ultimately becomes the cause of his rise and fall in society, pushing him to commit crimes. horrible acts motivated by his uncontrollability. desire to be “someone” in society. Grenouille's character has been so shaped by the mistreatment and rejection of people that I consider him an example of a socially isolated individual. According to the psychology dictionary, “social isolation is the voluntary or involuntary absence of contact with others.” In other words, an individual lacking frequent interactions with others. Throughout the novel, there are a few key moments and characters that can be seen to have had a positive or negative impact on Grenouille's life. The interactions with these characters illustrate the reasons why Grenouille fell into social isolation. After his birth, and the lynching of his mother...... middle of paper ...... p of the Massif Centrale this is what led him to isolation. He was not doing this to punish himself or to seek wisdom by any means. He had withdrawn entirely for his own personal pleasure. No longer distracted by anything in the world, he lied in her presence and found it pleasant. As readers, we might think that he would have his "happy ending" by finding himself or someone or something to fill his emptiness without selfish motives. His ending showed that there was nothing that filled or would fill the void caused primarily by his mistreatment of others and his allowing them to do so. He accepted the fact that being himself wasn't enough for him or others, so he had no purpose in this world. Finding happiness in others would never happen, no matter how good and true his intentions were. Grenouille never accepted himself, so why would anyone else?