“Somebody’d get a fat lip if they ever called me Pippi Longstocking on a newspaper placard.” (Larsson 54)
Lisbeth expresses displeasure with the apparent parallels between herself and the classic Swedish children’s heroine Pippi Longstocking. Some more agreeable alternatives to whom you could compare Lisbeth might include:
Hayley Stark (Hard Candy), a savvy tween girl who seduces, outsmarts, and tortures pedophiles seemingly as a sort of vigilante hobby.
Lisbeth expresses displeasure with the apparent parallels between herself and the classic Swedish children’s heroine Pippi Longstocking. Some more agreeable alternatives to whom you could compare Lisbeth might include:
Hayley Stark (Hard Candy), a savvy tween girl who seduces, outsmarts, and tortures pedophiles seemingly as a sort of vigilante hobby.
Julian Assange, the Norwegian leader of the WikiLeaks movement – an accomplished hacker who uses his skills to de-obfuscate classified information in the interest of the public.
Jack (Mass Effect), a similarly body-modded combat expert who is driven primarily by visions of revenge, but takes time out of her agenda to help right wrongs along the way.
