Cecilia Vanger & Mikael Blomkvist
Relationship Bio
Cecilia is a " fifty-six-year-old respectable headmistress". She has been subjected to verbal abuse through the men in her life and physical abuse by her husband who he is still married to but is not speaking to for years.
"ruined [her] life when [she] was just a child". He's called her a "whore" since she was 21 when he found out she lost her virginity to a man with Jewish ancestry.She is one of the woman in the novel that gets involved with Blomkvist. She is a ten years his age, and feels " quite foolish" because her mere lustful seduction has turned into love; she believes he has her "acting like a teenage girl" (322).
Cecilia Vanger has been plagued with her great-uncle's obsession over her missing relative Harriet Vanger since 1964. She is displeased by Blomkvist's persistence over the case. She also not willing to stick around with her relationship with him if she has to share with Berger, and "can't deal with a relationship with [him]. "
Mikael Blomkvist is a forty-two year old man who contrasts a lot of the male characters in this novel. The original Swedish title"Men who hate Women" indicates the story lines of abusive men, with the exception of the sympathetic character, Mikael Blomkvist. He is actually a womanizer! He has a pass history of being promiscuous, however, respectful to his lovers. He also has a variety of age groups with his women; Salander who is twenty years younger, Berger who is around his age, and Cecilia who is about fourteen years older than he. He is a great communicator, treats these women as his equal, and he is open with his relationships. Cecilia is very "passionate
with him. However, she wanted other things that he could agree too. Yet, he expresses to her "I hope we can still be friends" (322.)
Eventually, in his investigation of Harriet Vanger's disappearance, he suspects Cecilia of knowing more than what she is telling him. He believes that she was in Harriet's bedroom the day she went missing. Not accusing her of being the culprit, he just wanted to get her to tell him the truth. Later, we find out it was actually Anita who was in Harriet's room the day of the disappearance.
"ruined [her] life when [she] was just a child". He's called her a "whore" since she was 21 when he found out she lost her virginity to a man with Jewish ancestry.She is one of the woman in the novel that gets involved with Blomkvist. She is a ten years his age, and feels " quite foolish" because her mere lustful seduction has turned into love; she believes he has her "acting like a teenage girl" (322).
Cecilia Vanger has been plagued with her great-uncle's obsession over her missing relative Harriet Vanger since 1964. She is displeased by Blomkvist's persistence over the case. She also not willing to stick around with her relationship with him if she has to share with Berger, and "can't deal with a relationship with [him]. "
Mikael Blomkvist is a forty-two year old man who contrasts a lot of the male characters in this novel. The original Swedish title"Men who hate Women" indicates the story lines of abusive men, with the exception of the sympathetic character, Mikael Blomkvist. He is actually a womanizer! He has a pass history of being promiscuous, however, respectful to his lovers. He also has a variety of age groups with his women; Salander who is twenty years younger, Berger who is around his age, and Cecilia who is about fourteen years older than he. He is a great communicator, treats these women as his equal, and he is open with his relationships. Cecilia is very "passionate
with him. However, she wanted other things that he could agree too. Yet, he expresses to her "I hope we can still be friends" (322.)
Eventually, in his investigation of Harriet Vanger's disappearance, he suspects Cecilia of knowing more than what she is telling him. He believes that she was in Harriet's bedroom the day she went missing. Not accusing her of being the culprit, he just wanted to get her to tell him the truth. Later, we find out it was actually Anita who was in Harriet's room the day of the disappearance.
(This is for all the grown woman out there)
"Cecilia, your a grown woman. You the right to do what ever you want."
"Cecilia, your a grown woman. You the right to do what ever you want."