1. In the film Perfume the arguments it tries to portray is the strong contrasts between the life of our lower class main character and the other world he enters. The world seems to not be in favor of Jean Baptise. The film also portrays that when given a talent that you should know how to control it because consequences can come from it.
2& 3. His former life lacked of color and the new world is filled with it The new world is also filled with objects that he smells that are also colored. The harsh imagery used during his birth with the fish market and hanging shows the audience the roughness of his coming into a poor world. This appeals to the pathos of the audience to feel sympathy for Jean.
4. Jean seems to be meant for tragedy. He takes part in his mother's death and the girl's without any intentions to do so.
I agree that Jean's life is destined for tragedy. Everyone he gets close to dies, including the perfumist, and the woman who runs the orphanage. From the beginning of the film, we can tell that Jean's life will end in tragedy.
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