When Ove and Sonja were involved in a bus accident that paralyzed Sonja and caused her to miscarry, Ove became extremely angry that he had been unable to protect his wife and unborn child. When he met Sonja, Ove set aside some of his principles for his relationship with her, particularly his derision for people who can't be on time. When men in white shirts prevented Ove from putting out the fire in his childhood home, it also began to instill a distrust of bureaucracy in Ove that follows him through the rest of his life. As a young man, Ove decided that he liked houses because they were honest and fair. He drives nothing but Saabs over the entirety of his lifetime. Ove is incredibly loyal to his job, his wife, and his car brand. He also believes that people should do things for themselves rather than use automated systems: for example, he believes that automatic cars aren't "real" cars and is troubled that computers are taking the place of people. He believes that men should do things-not just talk about them-and he distrusts the internet and people who work from home. From his father Ove inherited a Saab, a rundown house, and a belief that doing the right thing is extremely important. As a boy he lost his mother and then as a teenager, his father died. Ove is the 59-year-old protagonist of the novel.
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