Gender Quotes in The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest Page 1
Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)
| Quote #1 Modig cocked her head. Zalachenko's answers were much more aggressive and hostile when she asked the questions. (3.31) |
Zalachenko seems to despise all women and doesn't even try to hide it. When Modig begins questioning him, he can't even maintain a civil tone.
| Quote #2 "I can understand why you'd want to quit this madhouse – but to be the head of Sweden's most turgid old-boy newspaper? That's going to take some time to sink in." (3.123) |
As Blomkvist observes, being a woman is not a plus at SMP. The men on the board hired her as editor in chief, but they have no intention of giving her any real control.
| Quote #3 If he could have screwed the whore without beating her up every time, that would have been one thing, but Zalachenko was guilty of repeated assault against his girlfriend. (5.131) |
This thought is from Gullberg's point of view. That he views Salander's mother as a whore suggests that he has about as much use for women as Zalachenko does. The fact that he protects Zalachenko when he beats women is strong evidence.
