Monologue

Lindkvist Monologue from Easter

From Easter by August Strindberg

male · contemplative · 2:21 min

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It's about forty years since I came to this town, as a boy, you understand--alone, unknown, without even one acquaintance, to seek a position. All I owned was one silver dollar. The night that I arrived was a dark, rainy one. As I didn't know of any cheap hotel, I asked the passers-by about one, but no one stopped to answer. Took me for a beggar, most likely. When I was at the height of my despair, a young man came up and asked me why I was crying--evidently I was crying.--I told him my need, and he turned from his course and took me to a hotel, and comforted me with friendly words. As I entered the hotel the glass door of a store next door was thrown open and hit my elbow and was smashed to pieces. The furious owner of the store grabbed me and insisted that I should pay for it, or else he would call the police. Can you imagine my despair? The kindly-intentioned unknown man, who was a witness of the affair, protested, and went to the trouble of calling the police himself, explained, and saved me from a night in the street. This man was your father! So you see, "As ye sow, so shall ye reap." And for your father's sake, I have foregone what is owed me. Therefore take this paper and keep your check. And as you find it hard to say thanks, I'll go immediately, and especially as I find it painful to be thanked. Go to your mother as soon as your feet can carry you and relieve her of her worries. Go--

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Lindkvist reflects on a pivotal moment from his past when he arrived in a new town, highlighting themes of kindness and the impact of a stranger's help during his time of need.

40s · trust · redemption · family · isolation · fate

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