The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Analysis

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Overall,I found the novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by international award winning Stieg Larsson a gripping obsession which demonstrates many compelling compartments. It captures a murder mystery,the growth of a love story and family saga’s which make an intriguing combination that develops into a satisfying and complex atmospheric novel.

This novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo could be highly recommended to year 12 students.This entertaining novel around the two main characters Mikael Blomkvist and Lisbeth Salander shows to the reader there challenges and success that they undertake throughout the text. Mikael Blomkvist, a journalist watches his professional career crumble rapidly around him.His life prospects appear bleak until
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Which is still a common in people’s life today and a major issue.The author has shown us that Salander and Blomkvist relationship can help overcome trust issues and make you have hope in life to succeed. “What she had realized was that love was that moment when your heart was about to

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