Millennium Trilogy:Eye for Eye and the Utopia of Order in Modern Waste Lands
2011; Canadian Academy of Oriental and Occidental Culture (CAOOC); Volume: 7; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.3968/j.ccc.1923670020110702.008
ISSN1712-8358
Autores Tópico(s)Crime and Detective Fiction Studies
ResumoThis essay starts with an overview of the formulas used by Stieg Larsson in his Millennium trilogy, namely crime fiction, travel narratives and gothic plots. I then focus on two main characters Mikael Blomkvist and Lisbeth Salander, and argue that Blomkvist, a modern Theseus, leads us to the labyrinth of the globalized world, while the series’ protagonist, Lisbeth Salander, modeled on the Amazon, is an example of the empowerment of women in crime fiction by playing the role of the “tough guy” detective, while also personifying the popular roles of the victim, the outcast and the avenger. Dialogues with Greek tragedy will also be discussed, namely Salander’s struggles with strong father figures. Key words : Fictional Crime; Revision of Myths, Evil; Patriarchal Societies; Women Empowerment; Freedom; Control Resume: Cette etude commence par un apercu des formules employees par Stieg Larsson dans sa trilogie Millennium, composee de fiction policiere, de recits de voyage et d'intrigues gothiques. Elle se concentre ensuite sur deux personnages principaux: Mikael Blomkvist et Lisbeth Salander. Nous demonstrons que Blomkvist, tel un Thesee moderne, nous entraine dans le labyrinthe du monde global, tandis que l'heroine des series Lisbeth Salander, telle une Amazone, illustre le pouvoir confere aux femmes dans la fiction policiere en jouant a la fois le role masculin du detective coriace et le role populaire et feminin de la victime, de l'exclue et de la vengeresse. Les dialogues avec la tragedie grecque sont egalement abordes dans les combats de Salander contre des images de pere fort. Mots-cles: Crime Fictionel; Revision des Mythes; Le Mal; Societe Patriarcale; Autonomie des femmes; Liberte; Controle
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