Passport photo
Lisbeth has a passport with a photograph in which she is not presented as especially beautiful. The passport photo shows her with “staring eyes, her mouth compresses to a thin line, and her head leaning a bit toward. It fits the image of a retarded, asocial killer, and the media publishes millions of copies of it.” Now she looks so different that very few people cannot recognize her from it. This image gives an impression of another unsociable girl, one who prefers to be invisible.
Mimmi
Mimmi is Lisbeth’s lover. She is “just delicious. Not beautiful like a model, but genuinely attractive.” She loves to provoke and flirt. “When she dresses up for a party, she can get anyone what so ever interests in her.” Salander does not understand why Mimmi cares about a goose like her; however, Lisbeth is glad Mimmi does. This image gives an impression of the important and kind person, because Mimmi brings only good emotions and real sensations for Lisbeth.
Revenge
Every offended person dreams of taking revenge on the offender. Lisbeth desires to hurt her father, because he offends her mother. She decides to set him on fire in his car. She sees him drenched with gasoline. “She can actually feel the box of matches in her hand. She hears the scraping sound of sulphur. It sounds like a drawn-out thunderclap.” She sees the match burst into flame. This image gives an impression of a moment of freedom and pleasure, because Lisbeth has been waiting for this revenge a very long time.
Lisbeth’s apartment
If there is order in your apartment, you begin to feel comfortable. Miriam Wu helps Lisbeth to clean her apartment. “Miriam Wu is panting, when she arrives back upstairs after dragging the last trash bag. The apartment is clinically clean and smells of soap, paint, and freshly brewed coffee made by Salander.” She is sitting on a stool and her usual junk in the hall has vanished as if by magic. She is amazed at how much bigger the apartment seemed. Cleanliness always benefits. This image gives an impression of the most comfortable place in the world, because Lisbeth can feel warmth and safety here.
