Out of Africa | Literary Precedents
Dinesen's primary technique in Out of Africa is a first-person reminiscence focusing on personal relationships and the conflicting values in Africa between a new generation's commercialism and the ways of the original colonist. Her title signifies the memorable stories of the loss of the Eden that once existed in that country. Thus Dinesen's numerous tales illustrate to the reader the conflicts and positive relationships that she experienced on the farm, where she believed her life began and ended.
Dinesen strongly resisted the changes that occurred with the influx of the young...
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