Out of Africa The Home Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #7

As far as Berkeley Cole and Denys Finch-Hatton were concerned, my house was a communist establishment. Everything in it was theirs, and they took a pride in it, and brought home the things they felt to be lacking. (3.7.1)

The Baroness, who can be really closed-off about her home when it comes to outsiders, is all peace, love, and flowers when it comes to her besties. They have created a little family, revolving around the space of the farm, and each of them not only enjoys it but also takes care of it.

Quote #8

Denys Finch-Hatton had no other home in Africa than the farm, he lived in my house between his Safaris, and kept his books and his gramophone there. (3.8.1)

Later on the narrator will mention that Denys actually does have another house in Africa, but maybe that's the difference between a house and a home. The farm is his home because his books and his music are there, and nothing says "home" like tunes and good reads.

Quote #9

I thought out many devices for the salvation of the farm. (5.1.4)

The loss of the farm is, for the Baroness, really the loss of her home. She must sell for cold financial reasons, but it breaks her heart to do so, as impractical as that sounds. She tries to save her home, but it seems that the odds are against her and it's impossible.