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Sophie Amundsen
The other protagonist of Sophie’s World, Hilde Møller Knag is a teenaged girl—the same age as Sophie—who, we learn, is reading Sophie’s story in installments sent by her father, Albert Knag. Hilde is similar to Sophie in many ways (reflecting the fact that Albert knows his daughter well)—she’s a little shy, a little lonely, very curious, and doesn’t always get on very well with her mother. Like Sophie, Hilde has a strong sense of rebelliousness, and when she begins to understand that Albert is manipulating his characters without any regard for their feelings, she decides to retaliate by giving Albert a taste of his own medicine. The novel ends with the image of Hilde and Albert, reunited at last, looking up at the stars. This suggests that the “real” plot of Sophie’s World has been the story of Hilde coming-of-age with the help of her father’s lessons. Now that Hilde’s learned some philosophy, she and Albert might be considered intellectual equals—hence their calm, collaborative study of the stars.
Hilde Møller Knag Quotes in Sophie’s World
The Sophie’s World quotes below are all either spoken by Hilde Møller Knag or refer to Hilde Møller Knag. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 23
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In a momentary vision of absolute clarity Hilde knew that Sophie was more than just paper and ink. She really existed.
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Chapter 34
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Major Albert Knag’s first impulse was to smile. But he did not appreciate being manipulated in this manner. He had always liked to be in charge of his own life. Now this little vixen in Lillesand was directing his movements in Kastrup Airport! How had she managed that?
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“You’ve become a grown woman, Hilde!”
“And you’ve become a real writer.”
Hilde wiped away her tears.
“Shall we say we’re quits?” she asked.
“We’re quits.”
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Chapter 35
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They jumped out of the car and ran down the garden.
They tried to loosen the rope that was made fast in a metal ring. But they could not even lift one end.
“It’s as good as nailed down,” said Alberto.
“We’ve got plenty of time.”
“A true philosopher must never give up. If we could just... get it loose …”
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Hilde Møller Knag Quotes in Sophie’s World
The Sophie’s World quotes below are all either spoken by Hilde Møller Knag or refer to Hilde Møller Knag. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 23
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In a momentary vision of absolute clarity Hilde knew that Sophie was more than just paper and ink. She really existed.
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Chapter 34
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Major Albert Knag’s first impulse was to smile. But he did not appreciate being manipulated in this manner. He had always liked to be in charge of his own life. Now this little vixen in Lillesand was directing his movements in Kastrup Airport! How had she managed that?
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“You’ve become a grown woman, Hilde!”
“And you’ve become a real writer.”
Hilde wiped away her tears.
“Shall we say we’re quits?” she asked.
“We’re quits.”
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Chapter 35
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They jumped out of the car and ran down the garden.
They tried to loosen the rope that was made fast in a metal ring. But they could not even lift one end.
“It’s as good as nailed down,” said Alberto.
“We’ve got plenty of time.”
“A true philosopher must never give up. If we could just... get it loose …”
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