History YMMV / TheEmigrants

* ContrivedCoincidence: It seems just a bit ''too'' unlikely that on the same night as Kristina nearly bleeds to death from scurvy, [[spoiler:Inga-Lena should die from that same disease]].

* ShipTeasing: Those who only read the first book will be forgiven for thinking Robert and Elin will end up together. The two teenagers show a lot of interest in each other, much to Ulrika's dismay, but they have a falling out early on in "''The Immigrants''" and Robert soon leaves the others and heads off to California.
* TrueCompanions: The group from Ljuder become this in the second book, eventually pooling their food and functioning as one household. Once they settle they live apart from one another but remain close for the duration of their lives.

* SignatureSong: "''Gold Can Turn to Sand''" for Peter Jöback, and "''Du Måste Finnas''" for Helen Sjöholm. The latter has also become something of a signature song in its English translation for Susan Boyle.
* StarMakingRole: For Helen Sjöholm as Kristina - she's had a long and successful career in Sweden as one of the country's most beloved singers and musical actresses, and is also so iconic in the role of Kristina that she was the only original cast member to appear in the English language concert version.
** Most of all, though, for Peter Jöback, who played Robert. He wasn't entirely unknown before, having among other thing voiced the titular character in the Swedish dub of Disney's "''Aladdin''", but the role of Robert, and the massive hit song "''Gold Can Turn To Sand''", turned him into a superstar in his native Sweden, and launched a successful career as a musical actor abroad. He's appeared as Chris in "''Miss Saigon''" (winning the role after auditioning with the aforementioned song ''in Swedish''), originated to role of Michael in "''the Witches of Eastwick''", and has played the titular "''Phantom of the Opera''" in London, New York and Sweden (being asked by Andrew Llyod Webber himself to play the role - not to mention being Lloyd Webber's personal choice to play the Phantom when the show celebrated 30 years on Broadway).

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments:
** Kristina tells Karl Oskar she is pregnant the night before they leave home and he sighs and says it couldn't have come at a worse time. Kristina snaps and yells at him that ''he'' is the one who came at a bad time.
** The way Danjel handles the provost.
* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: Karl Oskar names their home in America New Duvemåla to make Kristina feel more at home.

!!The movies provide examples of:

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: Kristina and Karl Oskar both dislike Ulrika at first. Kristina gradually begins to see her differently but Ulrika and Karl Oskar come to blows while they're on the steamboat and his dislike for her grows. When they stop to go ashore and buy some food Karl Oskar and Kristina's only living daughter Märta is missing when the steamboat is getting ready to leave and both parents panic. Just as the boat is about to leave shore Ulrika comes running with Märta, having found her playing in the sand. The wordless shot where Karl Oskar shakes Ulrika's hand is truly heartwarming and it's all in von Sydow's and Zetterlund's acting.
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* CrowningMomentOfFunny:

* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: Karl Oskar names their home in America New Duvemåla to make Kristina feel more at home.

* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: Kristina and Karl Oskar both dislike Ulrika at first. Kristina gradually begins to see her differently but Ulrika and Karl Oskar come to blows while they're on the steamboat and his dislike for her grows. When they stop to go ashore and buy some food Karl Oskar and Kristina's only living daughter Märta is missing when the steamboat is getting ready to leave and both parents panic. Just as the boat is about to leave shore Ulrika comes running with Märta, having found her playing in the sand. The wordless shot where Karl Oskar shakes Ulrika's hand is truly heartwarming and it's all in von Sydow's and Zetterlund's acting.

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Some of the lyrics in the English ''American Man'' where the women are amazed by an American man who does house work.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Ulrika gets quite a few, such as standing up to the provost.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Most of the score, but ''Gold Can Turn To Sand'' and ''You Have To Be There'' stand out.

* MemeticMutation: ''Karl Oskar jag tyar in't mer.''

** Most of all, though, for Peter Jöback, who played Robert. He wasn't entirely unknown before, having among other thing voiced the titular character in the Swedish dub of Disney's "''Aladdin''", but the role of Robert, and the massive hit song "''Gold Can Turn To Sand''", turned him into a superstar in his native Sweden, and launched a successful career as a musical actor abroad. He's appeared as Chris in "''Miss Saigon''" (winning the role after auditioning with the aforementioned song ''in Swedish''), originated to role of Michael in "''the Witches of Eastwick''", and has played the titular "''Phantom of the Opera''" in London, New York and Sweden (being asked by Andrew Llyod Webber himself to play the role).

* SignatureSong: "''Gold Can Turn to Sand''" for Peter Jöback, and "''Du Måste Finnas''" for Helen Sjöholm. The latter has also become something of a signature song in its English translation for Susan Boyle.

* StarMakingRole: For Helen Sjöholm as Kristina - she's had a long and successful career in Sweden as one of the country's most beloved singers and musical actresses, and is also so iconic in the role of Kristina that she was the only original cast member to appear in the English language concert version.
** Most of all, though, for Peter Jöback, who played Robert. He wasn't entirely unknown before, having among other thing voiced the titular character in the Swedish dub of Disney's "''Aladdin''", but the role of Robert, and the massive hit song "''Gold Can Turn To Sand''", turned him into a superstar in his native Sweden, and launched a successful career as a musical actor abroad. He's appeared as Chris in "''Miss Saigon''" (winning the role after auditioning with the aforementioned song ''in Swedish''), originated to role of Michael in "''the Witches of Eastwick''", and has played the titular "''Phantom of the Opera''" in London, New York and Sweden (being asked by Andrew Llyod Webber himself to play the role).

* BreakoutCharacter: Robert to some extent, although mostly this was due to the role becoming a breakthrough performance for Peter Jöback (not to mention his song "''Gold Can Turn To Sand''" becoming a huge hit in Sweden). The character, and the aforementioned song, launched a successful international career for Jöback as a musical theatre actor, highlights of which include landing the role of Chris in "''Theatre/MissSaigon''" after auditioning singing Robert's signature song ''in Swedish'', originating the part of Michael in "''the Witches of Eastwick''" and in 2011 being asked personally by Andrew Lloyd Webber to play the titular Phantom in "''the Phantom of the Opera''" on West End (and later Broadway). The character of Robert had previously been somewhat polarizing but thanks to his signature song and Jöback's performance he became far more popular than before.

** For some, one line in the otherwise much hailed "Gold Can Turn To Sand", seen as a rather forced rhyme. The line translates as "''Across the prairie we came to a desert/ We got lost and began seeing ghosts''".

* {{Narm}}: Most of the English lyrics.

* BreakoutCharacter: Robert to some extent, although mostly this was due to the role becoming a breakthrough performance for Peter Jöback (not to mention his song "''Gold Can Turn To Sand''" becoming a huge hit in Sweden). The character, and the aforementioned song, launched a successful international career for Jöback as a musical theatre actor, highlights of which include landing the role of Chris in "''MissSaigon''" after auditioning singing Robert's signature song ''in Swedish'', originating the part of Michael in "''the Witches of Eastwick''" and in 2011 being asked personally by Andrew Lloyd Webber to play the titular Phantom in "''the Phantom of the Opera''" on West End (and later Broadway). The character of Robert had previously been somewhat polarizing but thanks to his signature song and Jöback's performance he became far more popular than before.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Jonas Petter loves to tell dirty stories. We get to hear all of these stories. While they're entertaining they don't always fit so well in with what's currently going on.
* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Kristina tells Karl Oskar she is pregnant the night before they leave home and he sighs and says it couldn't have come at a worse time. Kristina snaps and yells at him that ''he'' is the one who came at a bad time.

* {{Narm}}: Most of the English lyrics.