The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is the first installment of a trilogy by Swedish author Stieg Larsson. Journalist Mikael Blomkvist, fresh from being convicted for libelling a wealthy Swedish financier, is hired by an elderly industrialist to find out who murdered his niece more than 40 years...
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo By: Steig Larsson The book that I chose to read was, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. In the book we learn about social issues that are not only found in Sweden but from all over the world. Through the book the two main characters solve a murder mystery from 40...
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While I was reading the novel Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson, I realized that this story not only portrays the theme of violence and sexual abuse, but it was also about the importance of and friendship and relationships. The novel illustrates the real life effects of sexual violence...
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Men Who Hate Women Violence against women is a central part of Stieg Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Larsson uses Lisbeth Salander and Harriet Vanger to demonstrate the failure of the Swedish government to protect women from such violent crimes. The sex and violence in The Girl with the...
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“What she had realized was that love was that moment when your heart was about to burst.” — — “Friendship- my definition- is built on two things. Respect and trust. Both elements have to be there. And it has to be mutual. You can have respect for someone, but if you don't have trust, the...
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The popularity of Stieg Larsson, a usual Swedish journalist, grew with the extremely high speed. The Millennium trilogy of crime novels in 2010 became the sales leader in the United States. Two film adaptations, millions of sold copies – persuade us of a big audience of fans. "The Girl with the...
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