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Essay Topics

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Essay Topic 1

The tragic deaths of Cole and Finch-Hatton are defining events not only for Karen, but for the colony as well. Karen feels that the deaths of both are the end of an era. How do these men represent an era? Why and in what ways do their deaths represent an end to that era?

Essay Topic 2

Explain your own view of Karen Blixen, her life in Africa, how she meets challenges, how she relates to the natives, how she finally deals with the loss of her farm.

Essay Topic 3

Blixen has changed through her experiences in Africa. Compare her initial reactions to Africa when she first arrives, to those she develops through the years as a result of coming to know the people, animals and land and explain how these attitudes and ideas have changed.

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