Appeals In Perfume

Sympathizing with the Killers through Appeals Over the course of this semester, we have read multiple books and watched numerous movies and series about serial killers. Over the course of this term I have experienced something that sounds extremely bizarre to say out loud, that is I feel as though I have grown closer to these serial killers and I have essentially gotten to know them. I feel as though I can connect to them, understand their reasoning behind killing, and in some cases even hope that they do not get caught for murdering. The reason that I have these connections with the characters is because the author or director is playing with the appeals of the audience. These appeals are known as logos, ethos, and pathos and by toying with …show more content…
Shortly after his mother abandoned him she was murdered. No one wanted Grenouille from the start because everyone felt like he was a blasphemy. Grenouille had an excellent sense of smell which is what leads him to murder innocent women for their scent. The author, Patrick Suskind, uses Pathos to encourage us to feel sorry for Grenouille and his upcoming. Everyone feels like Grenouille is different and no one ever gave him a chance. This remorse we feel for Grenouille comes from the idea that no one wants him. We feel this empathy for him because we as human beings want to be desired. This is an emotion that everyone has felt at some point in their lives so we understand this struggle. When Grenouille’s mom gives him up after birth, we feel sorry for him and get a sense that he never really had a chance. Suskind persuades us to believe that Grenouille isn’t really a bad person but that he had a tough life and never had a chance to understand how to …show more content…
When we feel a certain way about a serial killer it makes you second guess yourself and think whether or not you are mentally sane. I, like most people, was persuaded to feel sorry for the murderer. I caught myself saying that they were not bad people and shouldn’t be caught when in any crime show would say the complete opposite. The authors and directors played against my morals of knowing that a killer is a killer and should be caught because that is the law, no matter the case. These three appeals are used to make the audience challenge their beliefs and make them see through the eye of a killer. It is important to be aware of the use of persuasion appeals and not let them be used against