A Hundred Years

Main Characters and Their Development

• At the heart of the narrative are three women, three generations of one family, whose destinies are woven into an unbreakable thread of time. Sara, the great-grandmother, appears as the embodiment of resilience and silent strength; her life is a struggle against the harsh northern nature and equally harsh social norms. Hilda, Sara’s daughter, carries an inner conflict between duty and personal desires; her coming of age is colored by the search for her own voice and place in a world where a woman’s fate is predetermined. Sigrid, the granddaughter, becomes a symbol of change and hope; her journey is about overcoming the legacy of pain and discovering new horizons where a woman can choose her own destiny. The development of the heroines is marked by subtle psychological depth: each undergoes trials and inner transformations, gaining strength and dignity despite hardships and invisible wounds. Their characters are revealed through household details, body language, restrained emotions, and deep reflections, and their stories merge into a polyphonic symphony of female memory and continuity.