Perfume
What are some Symbolism's in the story Perfume by Patrick Suskind?
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I think Grenouille becomes symbolic of a tick, a bug that feeds off of other people in order to identify himself. Like a tick Grenouille needs their essence and by doing this kills them much like a tick spreads pathogens.