The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a crime-filled novel which can be looked at from various perspectives. We must use a sociological perspective to examine these crimes due to the vast amount of crimes that occur, the way in which they are discovered, and the way in which they occur. The social conditions under which these crimes occur also contributes to a better understanding of the crimes themselves.
This novel portrays libel, serial murder, sexual assault, rape, and white-collar crime. It opens with a lost court case against one of the main characters: Mikael Blomkvist. As an important staff member of the magazine Millennium, Mikael wrote an article based on false information concerning criminal allegations against CEO, Wennerstrom. Some violent crimes that occur in the book are rape and sexual assault. One example is Lisbeth Salander who is sexually assaulted and raped by her guardian Bjurrman. Another example is seen through Mikael’s investigation over the mystery of …show more content…
An individual’s place in the social structure can influence their ability to commit crime. For example, Bjurrman has a higher position in the social structure than Salander who is a ward of the state. He uses his power to sexually abuse her and keep her quiet about the assaults. Gottfried and Martin also had more power over Harriet when they sexually abused her since she was younger. People with more power and higher levels of social status may take advantage of it to commit serious crimes. Another explanation to used examine crimes is victim-offender relationships. Typically in crime, people are victimized by someone they know more often than by a stranger. This can be seen in the novel through the character relationships between Blomkvist and Wennerstrom, Bjurrman and Salander, and various members of the Vanger
This novel portrays libel, serial murder, sexual assault, rape, and white-collar crime. It opens with a lost court case against one of the main characters: Mikael Blomkvist. As an important staff member of the magazine Millennium, Mikael wrote an article based on false information concerning criminal allegations against CEO, Wennerstrom. Some violent crimes that occur in the book are rape and sexual assault. One example is Lisbeth Salander who is sexually assaulted and raped by her guardian Bjurrman. Another example is seen through Mikael’s investigation over the mystery of …show more content…
An individual’s place in the social structure can influence their ability to commit crime. For example, Bjurrman has a higher position in the social structure than Salander who is a ward of the state. He uses his power to sexually abuse her and keep her quiet about the assaults. Gottfried and Martin also had more power over Harriet when they sexually abused her since she was younger. People with more power and higher levels of social status may take advantage of it to commit serious crimes. Another explanation to used examine crimes is victim-offender relationships. Typically in crime, people are victimized by someone they know more often than by a stranger. This can be seen in the novel through the character relationships between Blomkvist and Wennerstrom, Bjurrman and Salander, and various members of the Vanger