The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest

Main Characters and Their Development

• Lisbeth Salander - a brilliant hacker with a troubled past, continues her fight for justice and tries to protect herself from accusations by using her skills to expose corruption and crimes.
• Mikael Blomkvist - a journalist and publisher of the magazine Millennium. He seeks to uncover the truth about the corruption and crimes involving Lisbeth and clear her name using his investigative skills.
• Erika Berger - the editor-in-chief of Millennium magazine, a friend and occasional love interest of Blomkvist. In the book, she moves to work at a major newspaper, leading to new challenges in her career and life.
• Dr. Anders Jonasson - the surgeon who saves Lisbeth Salander's life after she suffers severe injuries. He plays a key role in her recovery and fight for justice.
• Hans Fegerstrom - a corrupt politician, one of the antagonists of the novel, whose actions are directly linked to the plot's development and the characters' struggle to expose corruption and crimes in the highest levels of power.