Ove’s neighbors
Ove’s neighbor is a dude, who has a blonde girlfriend. She is “a pale illness” as Ove calls her. She walks around in the courtyard like “a drunken panda, wearing heels”. Her whole face is painted and “she looks like a clown”. In addition, her dark glasses are huge – “not glasses, but a motorcycle helmet”! Moreover, she has “a small, hairy mongrel”. The image of Ove’s neighbors according to his words gives an impression of the most awful and ill-bred people.
Ove’s new friend
The cat sits with “a nonchalant expression” in the middle of the footpath that runs between the houses. It has “half a tail and only one ear. Patches of fur are missing here” and there as if someone has pulled it out in handfuls. “Not a very impressive feline.” The cat “looks very lonely”. Nevertheless, Ove takes care of it. The image of the cat gives an impression of the unneeded animal, who wants to be dear and loved.
Sonja is Ove’s happiness
Ove’s wife is “very charming and clever”. Sonja is “very beautiful”, as the people around her seem to find it so important to keep telling her. Furthermore, she “loves to laugh” and, whatever life throws at her, she is the sort of person, who takes a positive view of it. Her smile is “impeccable and fascinates everyone”. The image of Ove’s wife gives an impression of the perfect woman.
