From Out of Africa / Isak Dinesen

 During her stay at the house, Karen "befriends" a bushbuck she named "Lulu". Since Lulu was a baby, she lived at Karen's home and on her land, but as she grew, she began straying further and further away and returning less frequently. Karen and the houseboys' admirable, loving feelings towards Lulu are demonstrated through the quote "as if it had been the married daughter of the house on a visit" (227). There is an expansive difference between Karen's relationship with nature and that of her ex-husband with nature. It is obvious that they have very different values and ethics, and if the reader analyzes and understands their personalities, the reader will come to see that the marriage cannot succeed. The fact that Karen treats animals like children and feeds them as if they were her own children contrasts sharply with her ex-husband, who kills animals rather than nurtures them. Theor personalities are contrasted vastly in this narrative and proves sometimes opposites don't attract. Karen shows us in this narrative, the lessons, hardship, and beauty that can come “Out of Africa”.