15) The Hemingways are in no hurry to leave Africa and go back to their “real world.” What are they trying to escape? Is Hemingway hiding from his celebrity, which is mentioned only rarely by those in his hunting group? Both Mary and Hemingway say they wish they could stay in Africa forever. What’s stopping them from doing just that?
16) Discuss how Hemingway’s new “religion” scorns the organized religions of the world and the Christian missionaries at work in Africa. What are the requirements of his self-made faith? When asked to describe it, Hemingway says “we retain the best of various other sects and tribal law and customs. But we weld them into a whole that all can believe”. How is this different from the organized religions he rejects?
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