Characterization in ‘House of Spirits’ and ‘Perfume’

In the books ho example of spirits and Perfume characterization is d genius by giving extra ordinary abilities to the protagonist. It uses its protagonist Clara and Grenouille as a sensitive of describing the people but in house of spirits done the eye of Alba and Esteban and in Perfume through the narrator (third person narration) as he gives the reader two aspects both tell each other. Perfume a book with nose out of smell aided in creating a visualize the author Patrick Suskind put forth of the character in the book.Patrick has used numerous adjectives to describe Grenouilles sense of smell his gift and his sole desire (Patrick, pg. 3) and some other are arrogance, misanthropy, immorality, or more succinctly, wickedness (Patrick,3) In house of spirits supernatural events make Claras character a strange mysterious person she has been called Clara the clairvoyant (allende, 92) she has the power to read dreams and populate the future she is said to be very organised she was in the apparel of writhing down most-valuable matters and after words, when she was in mute, she also preserve trivialities (Allende, 11) Magical realism, a major part of both the books. Allende and Susskind both use magical realism as a major theme and fashion of the book. Allende has used magical realism as a simple satisfying forward presentation of strange magical events. The character experiences it and accepts these un believable events with calm air rationality. Allende uses foreshadowing as well. clara predicting the future and repetation by metioning names of people in the book over and over again.Susskind also uses foreshadowing as Grenouille has an unusall sense of smell and that whoever leaves dies the nest day. Susskind starts playing with the readers as he keeps on contrasting waht he says about the characters in the book. He first said that Grenouie was important to the people but then he says that he was no one for them, he was not at all compulsioned in the populace and that he again he was important as he created the knowledge domains greatest perfume.Susskind also uses a tongue in governance method as he laughs at Grenouie from within. He makes the readers also want to laugh. Both the methods tongue in cheek and playing with the readers are related. Susskind has portraying Grenouie in a way which goes against the church. He is insulting Jesus and the playscript as well. House of spirits and perfume have charatrized the protagonist clara and Grenoiue through magical realism and other styles. They are characterized in similar sleek over different ways.