Sadism Explained...
"Advokat Bjurman had chosen her as a victim". (277)
Summary:
Salander is forced to choose between being institutionalized, or having a court ordered guardian. After her previous guardian falls ill, Salander is assigned to Advokat Bjurman. Salander depends on Bjurman for financial support, and is ordered by the court to meet with him regularly. Their first encounter leaves Salander with a strong dislike for this man, but it gets worse. After the first sexual assault, Salander knows that she needs to get out from under Bjurman's reign. Salander comes to find out that Bjurman is a sadist, and he has chosen Salander as his victim.
What is Sadism?
Sadism is "the derivation of pleasure as a result of inflicting pain, cruelty, degradation, humiliation, or watching such behaviors inflicted on others. This is considered a behavioral disorder, and people that suffer from it often suffer from other personality disorders as well. In particular, with anti-social and narcissistic disorders.
Types of Sadism:
Sadism is a very general term, and there are actual multiple different forms of the disorder. Explosive sadists are known for being very violent towards others. Tyrannical sadists are known for being tend to do more frightening and cruel behaviors towards others. Enforcing sadists tend to be less violent, and are more like Sergeants and and prison guards, who find enjoyment in enforcing strict rules on others. And finally, spineless sadists are quite different and tend to act dumb or insecure towards other people, and social situations in general.
Why Salander?
Salander makes the perfect victim for Bjurman to take advantage of because of her dependence on him. She has no choice but to go to him for certain things like her finances, because the court doesn't think that she can handle them herself. Sadists prey on those that are dependent on others, and that is exactly why Bjurman chose her.
Psychoanalysis:
This is very obviously a psychological disorder to those that suffer from it, and is a very serious disorder as well. There are many different forms of sadists, and they hurt their victims in many different ways. If one were to psychoanalyze Bjurman, you would see right off that he struggles with sadism, and takes Salander as a victim to this disorder. Whether he has a past with sadism and other victims is unknown up to this point in the book, but I can't imagine that this is the first time he has done this sort of thing to someone. In a way, this is a sort of similar story to Fifty Shades of Grey, which is a story that centers around a sadistic main character who picks women as a victim to his sexual fantasies. The only different with Christian Grey is that he must get consent from his victims, instead of assaulting them against their will like Bjurman.
Salander is forced to choose between being institutionalized, or having a court ordered guardian. After her previous guardian falls ill, Salander is assigned to Advokat Bjurman. Salander depends on Bjurman for financial support, and is ordered by the court to meet with him regularly. Their first encounter leaves Salander with a strong dislike for this man, but it gets worse. After the first sexual assault, Salander knows that she needs to get out from under Bjurman's reign. Salander comes to find out that Bjurman is a sadist, and he has chosen Salander as his victim.
What is Sadism?
Sadism is "the derivation of pleasure as a result of inflicting pain, cruelty, degradation, humiliation, or watching such behaviors inflicted on others. This is considered a behavioral disorder, and people that suffer from it often suffer from other personality disorders as well. In particular, with anti-social and narcissistic disorders.
Types of Sadism:
Sadism is a very general term, and there are actual multiple different forms of the disorder. Explosive sadists are known for being very violent towards others. Tyrannical sadists are known for being tend to do more frightening and cruel behaviors towards others. Enforcing sadists tend to be less violent, and are more like Sergeants and and prison guards, who find enjoyment in enforcing strict rules on others. And finally, spineless sadists are quite different and tend to act dumb or insecure towards other people, and social situations in general.
Why Salander?
Salander makes the perfect victim for Bjurman to take advantage of because of her dependence on him. She has no choice but to go to him for certain things like her finances, because the court doesn't think that she can handle them herself. Sadists prey on those that are dependent on others, and that is exactly why Bjurman chose her.
Psychoanalysis:
This is very obviously a psychological disorder to those that suffer from it, and is a very serious disorder as well. There are many different forms of sadists, and they hurt their victims in many different ways. If one were to psychoanalyze Bjurman, you would see right off that he struggles with sadism, and takes Salander as a victim to this disorder. Whether he has a past with sadism and other victims is unknown up to this point in the book, but I can't imagine that this is the first time he has done this sort of thing to someone. In a way, this is a sort of similar story to Fifty Shades of Grey, which is a story that centers around a sadistic main character who picks women as a victim to his sexual fantasies. The only different with Christian Grey is that he must get consent from his victims, instead of assaulting them against their will like Bjurman.