Blixen feels that the natives are closer to nature than the Europeans. Explain how the Europeans have distanced themselves from nature and how the natives have remained in closer contact with the earth, the animals and nature in general. Give some examples that would cause Karen to arrive at this observation.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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