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| Scene Summary • Script Summary • Trivia |
| Memories: Being Simple | |
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| Chronicle | Stockholm Chronicle |
| Game Date | December 13th, 1940 |
| Real Date | May 21st, 2016 |
| Characters | Casper Iversson Frederik Nilsson Hanna Lindholm |
| Locations | Stockholm |
| Previous Scene | Memories: Rising Tension (Casper, Hanna) |
| Next Scene | Memories: Being Simple (Casper, Hanna) |
| Content Warnings | None |
| Original Scene | Memories: Rising Tension |
Memories: Rising Tension is a scene from the Stockholm Chronicle featuring Casper Iversson and Hanna Lindholm. It depicts Hanna refusing to allow a young Casper to begin learning about his heritage.
Scene Summary
Casper lies on his back in the snow, staring up at the sky for about an hour until he hears people leaving the nearby building, at which point he gets up and runs in that direction. Hanna is leaving in the company of an unknown man, whose hand she shakes while speaking to him in Yiddish. She waves Casper over, and he meets the strange man, who ruffles his hair and praises him for taking good care of his mother.
The man then turns to Hanna and begins to suggest that Casper is old enough to learn about something, but she cuts him off, telling him that they have discussed the matter many times and that she feels it is too dangerous. He protests, telling her that Sweden is a safe country, but she disagrees, pointing out the increasing unrest in other parts of Europe. She takes Casper by the hand and leaves with him to begin to walk home.
Hanna asks Casper if his father sent him to fetch her, and he tells her that he was looking for her himself because he had taught the family dog a new trick to show off. He is nervous, worried that his mother is upset with him, but Hanna reassures him, although she jumps at a passing truck and Casper can tell that she is anxious about something, and then asks him to tell her about the trick as they continue their walk home.
Script Summary
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Casper lies on his back in the snow for about an hour. Hanna and a man leave a nearby building and he gets up, brushing snow off his clothes, and runs toward them. Hanna shakes the man's hand and speaks to him in Yiddish, then waves Casper over. The man ruffles Casper's hair.
 MAN: My, how you've grown, Casper. Come to walk your mama home? |
Casper hides behind his mother but nods.
MAN: Now that's a good boy. You know... Young Casper here is getting older... Maybe it is time to discuss having him come and lear-- |
 HANNA: No. We've talked about this many times and the answer is still no. It's not safe. |
The man protests that Sweden is safe.
HANNA: Safe for how long? Every day it gets worse. No, I won't risk it. |
She takes Casper's hand and they begin to walk away. Casper waves goodbye.
HANNA: Did your father send you to get me? |
Casper shakes his head.
 CASPER: I wanted to see you. I taught Felix to sit and wanted to tell you... Mama, are you mad? |
Hanna sighs and brushes snow out of Casper's head.
HANNA: No, no, Mama is not mad... |
A truck drives past and she jumps.
HANNA: You taught Felix a trick, did you? |
Trivia
- All dialogue in this scene takes place in Swedish, but has been translated to English here for ease of reference.
- The building Casper is unable to identify is a synagogue, and the man he does not recognize is its rabbi.
- Hanna's refusal to let Casper attend Jewish lessons is due to World War II and its persecution of Jews, which both she and Casper are.
- The rabbi is correct that Sweden was neutral during the war, but Hanna is also correct that Sweden has political ties to Germany and that Jews were often prevented from immigrating due to antisemitism.
- The Felix Casper refers to is his pet dog.