Great Works of Literature II

Yes, if your are planning to read Girl with the dragon tattoo or any of the sequel books, there are spoilers in this blog post, so try to hide yourself from reading this!

When Grete blossoms into a young girl, it reminds me of Lisbeth Salander of Girl with the dragon tattoo – Girl who plays with fire.

Grete blossoms into an independent woman who used to rely on Gregor and her family. Lisbeth Salander reminds me of her. Although Lisbeth was under different circumstances being that her mother dies and she is deemed “psycho”, she always relied on people such as the little club she was in and her psychologists.

But the thing that reminds me of Grete when I read about Lisbeth is that Lisbeth has grown into a girl depending on her psychologists to help her financially, keep her intact in the world. Although her first psychologist is really a nice man who sees something in Lisbeth, he still controls her finances and such. However, Lisbeth starts to wonder why she needs to be deemed a “psycho” and she wants to become independent. She wants control of her finances and she wants to judge her life.

She does so by removing scars from her life, a tattoo that reminds her of her past, and the piercings on her skin. This removing is symbolic to removing the chains of dependency and opens herself to freedom, just like Grete.