The Hacker Cont.

Mickael seems to spend time huffing and puffing about Salander's career. He prides himself on his profession and his professionalism within his job, yet he seeps to low levels such as contacting Salander to help him get out of the pickle he is in. He judges Lisbeth for her hacking, and is offended when he finds out she has hacked into his computer finding dirt on his relationship with his colleague, Erika Berger. Mikael tells Lisbeth that journalists are subject to a moral code, which includes not sharing one's personal life with the world when reporting on them. Yet he is contradicting himself throughout the novel, as he has exposed Hans-Erick. I believe Blomkvist cares about his image, and in time of crisis he really gets spooked on what others must think of him, now that his career is on the line. These are some major differences in the Blomkvist-Salander team despite the fact that they do work well together.