The novel Perfume illustrates many literary aspects of “DITTSS”, through each of its 59 chapters. All of this completes the text and makes it the remarkable novel it is today. Through the text, the author is able to describe the characters in a way that makes them believable to the reader. Patrick Suskind uses specific diction to develop the major characters in the novel Perfume. Through the use of words and choice of words, Suskind is able to develop these characters. Each character comes to life with every word the reader reads. The character of Grenouille, portrayed as a foul monster with inhuman characteristics and abilities. With his strange infatuation with smells, Suskind really makes Grenouille the bittersweet protagonist from start to finish. From the first pages of the work, we can see the child's true nature when the minor character, Jeanne Bussie, mentions that baby Grenouille is "possessed by the devil". The author's intention was to show the character his true behavior and feelings behind the character by using the words possessed and devil. The reader can see that the feelings towards Grenouille are false and that he is in fact the evil being that Suskind claims to be. Moving on to the time when Grenouille lived with Madame Gaillard, he was then treated as an outcast. “…..noticed that he had some very unusual, not to say supernatural, abilities and qualities: and the childish fear of darkness and night seemed totally foreign to him.” In this quote, Suskind gives the character of Madame Gillard her first opinion of Grenouille as a child. In her opinion, she uses words like "unusual" to show that her character was not normal, he was different from anything she had ever seen. Also words like "great...... middle of paper...... the effect of Grenouille's perfume on Richis and he achieves it by once again using special diction. . Engulfed by Grenouille's precious perfume, Richi's attitude changes at this precise moment. Saying statements like “Forgive me, my son, my dear son, forgive me!” » are excellent examples of Suskind's distinctive diction. Suskind makes Richi's character show a completely different side. Before, he shared the disgust, but now he's captured by her scent. Saying "forgive me" shows signs that Richis is captured by his spell. The fate that then makes him seem like Richis himself is wrong. The word "son" is used to show that he now admires Grenouille in the same way he admired his daughter. By donning Grenouille the scent emitted from his daughter, he now in some way takes on the role of her and fills the void that was present.Works CitedPerfume the novel by Patrick Suskind