How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Out of Africa.
Quote #4
BELKNAP: In Ohio we put up scarecrows to keep the birds away. Here, you hope there's enough leopard to keep down the baboon. They'll take your dog too. But that's Africa.
Everyone comes from somewhere. Belknap doesn't come from Africa, but he knows it pretty well by now. It's a stark contrast to Ohio, where all you have to worry about are birds.
Quote #5
BERKELEY: You'll need a good chat, then. Shall we stay to supper, Denys? Blix will have jackets we could use.
KAREN: Do I have anything to say in this?
BERKELEY: Not really, but we'll hear you out.
At the turn of the century, there weren't many cinemas or concerts in rural Kenya. Plus, Gilmore Girls and Snapchat were still almost a century in the future. So the colonists would have to spend time (gasp) talking to each other, and entertain themselves that way. Berkeley and Denys decide to stay for the evening, and in the process, help Karen feel like the farm is her home.
Quote #6
KAREN: Every time I turn my back it wants to go wild again.
DENYS: It will go wild.
Leave it to Denys to be the man of comforting words. Karen grew up in a comfortable European home. She's completely unaccustomed to the task of terraforming a wild land, but making it her own is a big step towards making it a home.