Out of Africa | Ideas for Group Discussion
Dinesen's novel deals with a lost paradise, caused by the influx of immigrant Europeans who had no sensitivity to the African natives' rights and thoughtlessly invaded their land. She believes that harmony in life is exhibited in wild animals that, in contrast to domestic animals, live in complete harmony with God's plans. Thus, the European's immigration in the colony disturbed this harmony. However, the African natives live in harmony with nature and thus this places them in a higher position than the over civilized settlers. Thus, the natives live with nature's rhythms, but the Europeans...
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