Gender And Sexuality The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

Gender and sexuality, words that can put many different pictures in our head. One of the most common pictures we all develop is probably the sexual activity done by two opposite genders. These words do not always mean how they sound. Gender plays a big role in today’s society where men are thought to be more powerful than women physically, mentally, and emotionally. Sexuality in other words, can be described differently by many different people, where many consider it as big part of every adult’s life and it’s a necessity. The gender and the sexuality play a big role in many fiction, nonfiction and crime novels. Gender and Sexuality are big part of the Swedish crime novels since most of their writing has to do about a conflict between two opposite genders. The girl with the dragon tattoo, one of the most famous Swedish crime novel, written by Stieg Larsson addresses these issues. In this particular book, men and women tend to have the equal amount of power. Salla nder, in other words, â€Å"the girl with the dragon tattoo† has almost the same amount of power as the Mikel Blomkvist, which is the main character of the novel and also a male gender. They are both signed for the same task, which is obvious that they are both have the same amount of power in order to complete the task. Some of the resources available for Mikel Blomkvist is not available for Sallander, but she still finds a way to make it up to him. However, because a male gender is dominant and more powerful thanShow MoreRelatedA Review of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo1165 Words   |  5 Pagesï » ¿ There have been few works of popular literature written in the new century which have so accurately captured the conflicted state of feminist identity in todays modern corporate culture that Stieg Larssons 2005 novel The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Written in a searing tone which is representative of the repressed rage exuded by Lisbeth Salander, the enigmatic heroine who suffers atrocious crimes at the hand of powerful men and wields a sadistic sense of vigilante-style vengeance against thoseRead MoreFemale Protagonists of Detective Narratives938 Words   |  4 Pagesa detective narrative. I will compare and contrast Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs and Lisbeth Salander from The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo to explore two women that are progressive in breaking through traditional gender roles and are successful at portraying a female that goes against the grain. These women portray unique and progressive ideas about sexuality. Clarice and Lisbeth are two empowered femal es that are successful as detectives. Usually, a female in the center of detectiveRead MoreSummary Of Gilbert And Gubar And Tatar. Queen As A Trickster1041 Words   |  5 Pages Joosen’s thesis revolves around the didactic potential fairy tales hold, arguing the feminist side in criticizing the gender bias and influence that fairy tales have on young children. She goes on to introduce the idea that retelling fairy tales, with a feminist twist, provides a new perspective on the traditional ones, using Sleeping Ugly as an example. Joosen then compares Lieberman’s critiques to the tale – traditional versus transformed. Following, she analyzes the purpose of retellings and