Throughout the story the seasons are often what is reflecting the mood of Blomkvist. In the beginning in the winter we see a miserable Blomkvist whos career is going no where and is frozen in a sense. Blomkvist hates the cold and the winter and also hates the situation that he finds himself in in the beginning of the novel. Later in the story in the spring we see a more confident Blomkvist as he starts to get much further in his case.