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Out of Africa

Isak Dinesen

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Table of Contents

Analysis of Major Characters

Themes, Motifs, and Symbols

Summary & Analysis

Book One, Kamante and Lulu: "The Ngong Farm" and "A Native Child"

Book One, Kamante and Lulu: From "The Savage in the Immigrant's House" to "A Gazelle"

Book Two, A Shooting Accident on the Farm: "The Shooting Accident" to "Riding in the Reserve"

Book Two, A Shooting Accident on the Farm: From "Wamai" to "A Kikuyu Chief"

Book Three, Visitors to the Farm: From ""Big Dances" to "Old Knudsen"

Book Three, Visitors to the Farm: From "A Fugitive Rests on the Farm" to "Wings"

Book Four, From an Immigrant's Notebook: From "The Wild Came to the Aid of the Wild" to "Of the Millennium"

Book Four, From an Immigrant's Notebook: From "Kitosch's Story" to "The Parrot"

Book Four, From an Immigrant's Notebook: From "Of Natives and History" to "The Parrot"

Book Four, Farewell to the Farm: From "Hard Times" to "The Death of Kinanjui"

Book Four, Farewell to the Farm: From "Farah and I Sell Out" to "Farewell"

Important Quotations Explained

Study Questions and Suggested Essay Topics

Suggestions for Further Reading

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