He first appears when he and Olaf go to meet and get Inge from the train station when she first gets to America. In the morning when Olaf and Frandsen show up to get her, because of Inges lack of English, she thinks she is going to marry Frandsen, who she thinks is Olaf. Frandsen also plays a big part in the film when Inge can’t get citizenship; Frandsen lets Inge stay with him and his hectic family. Selim included this character because it shows compassion and loyalty towards Olaf. In the end of the movie, Frandsen and his family are unable to pay their mortgage and Olaf wins the auction on Frandsens house. He bet and won the house for Frandsen, even though he doesn’t have the money, because their friendship means so much to Olaf. Selim did this to show the kind and caring side of Olaf, that the viewers don’t necessarily get to see through all of his silence and
He first appears when he and Olaf go to meet and get Inge from the train station when she first gets to America. In the morning when Olaf and Frandsen show up to get her, because of Inges lack of English, she thinks she is going to marry Frandsen, who she thinks is Olaf. Frandsen also plays a big part in the film when Inge can’t get citizenship; Frandsen lets Inge stay with him and his hectic family. Selim included this character because it shows compassion and loyalty towards Olaf. In the end of the movie, Frandsen and his family are unable to pay their mortgage and Olaf wins the auction on Frandsens house. He bet and won the house for Frandsen, even though he doesn’t have the money, because their friendship means so much to Olaf. Selim did this to show the kind and caring side of Olaf, that the viewers don’t necessarily get to see through all of his silence and