Now granted, Lisbeth doesn't have "slayer" strength in order to stake vamps but she is one hell of hacker and maneuvers through your personal stuff online like a group of soccer moms' stealthily maneuver through a mall on Black Friday.
Both characters have strained relationships with men:
Buffy just can't seem to maintain a steady, healthy, relationship throughout the seven seasons of the hit show! She dates everything from vampires to secret agents! Lisbeth can't really bring herself to get close to men after seeing her mother abused.
Despite their flaws and setbacks, both women remain powerful and save the day:
In the end, Buffy saves the world from evil and while not quite on the same scale Lisbeth equally does her part by saving Mikael when he gets too deeply involved in the mystery he's solving.
So why is it so easy to draw such compelling parallels to these iconic female characters? I think that the answer lies with the men behind the creation of these dynamic women. Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy and Stieg Larsson, creator of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo have masterfully created women that we all aspire to be; strong, intelligent, sexy and don't take shit from anyone. Both men are better feminist than any woman could EVER be. They have shown us that women can posses many qualities and don't have to sacrifice one attribute for another in order to be a perfect woman, everything that they are made up of is what makes them the perfect woman.
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