Grenouille believes that having this power will make him happy, but when he deploys his perfume, he finds his hatred for humanity overshadows any pleasure he experiences from his success. He then uses his perfume to commit suicide in Paris, destroying both himself and his powerful perfume in the process.

How does Grenouille die in perfume?

Grenouille works for him from age eight into his early youth until Baldini pays for him to be released. Grimal wastes this immense new income on an alcoholic binge; his drunkenness causes him to fall into a river and drown.

Why did Jean Baptiste Grenouille kill himself?

Why did Jean Baptiste Grenouille kill himself at the end? He killed himself at the end of the story because he did not have any more purpose of living. He had already crafted the scent that could make him very rich, but he was not interested in that.