"Usually she ignored any attempt on his part to talk about anything personal, and she had never accepted a single expression of sympathy. She had saved his life, and now she had tracked him out here in the night."
-pg 564
Lisbeth Salander saves Blomkvist's life through acts of violent self-defense. Not too often do we see a female character take such physical risk to protect people. Essentially, the traditional MAN HERO and Damsel in Distress switch rolls; Blomkvist is the damsel, Salander is the savior. This puts Salander on the list of female heroes in the media, along with these other ladies...