Despite her feral nature, something about her strikes him to his core and, even when he has returned to Stockholm and his wife Kristina, he finds himself compelled to go back to the island.
På trods af hendes vildtlevende natur bliver han tiltrukket af hende, og da han senere vender tilbage til Stockholm og sin kone Kristina, finder han sig nødsaget til at rejse tilbage til øen.