In The Tree Where Man Was Born, Peter Matthiessen shares his explorations and discoveries in 1960s East Africa with a poetic flavor and images of grandeur. Matthiessen gives a unique and diverse account of the wilderness, wildlife and traditional people of various parts of East Africa. Through these stories and information about life there from a socio-ecological perspective as well as personal travel stories, we understand the depth of his thoughts. Despite his stories composed mostly of subjectivity and reader-impressionism from a different era, his insight is always honorable and useful to the changes of life. According to Jane Goodall's quote in the book's introduction, “Matthiessen's writing is a triumph of lucid and evocative prose. , superbly designed. His love and deep understanding of East Africa informs his narrative, capturing the magic of its changing landscapes. It shares all the emotions that Africa can arouse in the traveler..." I will attempt to review the two major themes of the book and summarize Matthiessen's account of these themes: wilderness and wildlife, and the lives of traditional peoples. These are the common themes of The Tree Where Man Was Born and are examined by Matthiessen through a powerful, intersectional lens. In conclusion, I will review any apparent changes since Matthiessen's contribution on the previously mentioned topics. Human life in East Africa has shifted from a variety of nomadic lifestyles to lifestyles influenced by intertribal communications or colonizers – either by community choice or unfortunate choice. , which ultimately led to revolutionary changes in the lands of East Africa, both socially and agriculturally. In the book, Matthiessen ...... middle of article ...... view, the natural dynamics of Kenya and Tanzania are in place. Although many changes have taken place in these lands, most of them are preserved from Matthiessen's visit to East Africa just over 53 years ago. His observations of the ways of life there are still relatively accurate, even with the introduction of global politics, and a good scope on the relationships between wilderness and wildlife, as well as the lives of traditional peoples. This is what really grabs the reader's attention. Overall, in The Tree Where Man Was Born, Matthiessen fluidly discusses the importance of the wild and traditional peoples of East Africa and reflects on how beautiful and different it was to see this slice . of life from a personal and intersectional perspective and took the reader on a little adventure to take note of the differences in humanity across the world.