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Literary Thoughts edition presents Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs Edgar Rice Burroughs' "Tarzan of the Apes" is a novel first published in.
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Although he was first successful with a series of stories set on Mars, Tarzan was the character that cemented his name into literary history. Tarzan of the Apes illustrates Tarzan as not only a jungle hero, but a man who is able to communicate in many languages and styles. He can speak with animals in their language and teaches himself to communicate in English writing and later the spoken word.

However, he uses each language differently and treats the recipiants of his languages differently as well. Tarzan to the Animals. Tarzan, though a citizen of the jungle, shows little respect for the other animals in the jungle. He is continually looking to kill lions and other animals for their skins and simply to show his brute strength. When dared by men, not knowing of his jungle upbringing, to kill a lion with nothing but a bit of rope and a knife, he complies.

Having lived among these animals for so long does not influence his decision, he simply kills for sport. Tarzan to Women. Lacking in respect for the animals of the jungle, Tarzan lacks none for Jane. He loves her and tries his best to care for her. Although Jane's reactions to his advances seem somewhat shocking, she adores him and admires his strength and animal behavior.

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Tarzan likewise has fallen in love with Jane and gives up all he knows in order to follow her to the United States, and saves her life once again. This time, rather than take her away into the jungle, he chivilriously allows her to make her own decision in the face of marriage.

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Unlike many of the male characters in African literature, Tarzan choses not to devote his life to any woman except Jane. Tarzan to the Villiage of Mbonga. Tarzan behaves essentially as a colonist toward the Villiage of Mbonga. He steals arrows from them and frightens them into thinking he is a god. Although these people look more like him than any ape in the jungle, Tarzan views them as completely different. The racism Tarzan shows toward this tribe in not unlike that which Kurtz and Marlow show toward the Africans in Heart of Darkness.

Tarzan to American and European Men. Tarzan shows great respect to the men who accompany Jane to his jungle. He protects them and makes sure that they are always safe. He then conforms to their ways, in a similar fashion as El Hadji does in Xala ending his colonization by taking the place of the colonizer. Until then I have never been subject to these kind of problems. All I can say is that whatever we do now won't matter in years down the road.

So why don't we just enjoy the story instead of having a racial Drama session. I don't think ERB was referring to Blacks as "inhuman monsters", but was referencing this particular tribe of cannibals. As mentioned by other posters, if you continue to read the series, you see that ERB counterbalances this portrayal in the sequel, in which Tarzan becomes blood brothers and war chief in the Waziri tribe, who displayed the most noble characteristics of primitive man.

I don't think it's correct to say that American society as a whole thought of Blacks as "inhuman monsters", either, an inflammatory phrase inaccurately applied.


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Certainly, most Caucasians at that time thought of Blacks as inferior, but not "monsters" except maybe for rapists, criminals, or other deviants. There was evidence of cannabalism, and there was evidence of horrendous tortures inflicted on captives. That was in his age. In our age, there is evidence of similar atrocities in Kenya read Robert Ruark's Uhura.

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Try Idi Amin in Uganda for eating the flesh of enemies and having them killed by being beaten with sledge hammers. And what of Winnie Mandela in South Africa for having burning tires necklessing around the necks of her enemies. Then there is the genocide of the Tutsies by the Huttus and all the other abominations going on in Africa today. But Africa is not alone in committing attrocities. It happened throughout the world for all time.

I don't think "the times" is any excuse. At the same time the abolishment of slavery was going on. And whoever said that a variety of good and bad is shown is dead wrong. Point me to the intelligent black character in this book. The kindly or heroic one That's right. Another silence in this book full of prejudice, fallacy and gaps. It amazes me the ignorance of some people who have problems with the way ERB references people.

If blacks were portrayed in an "inexcusable" way, use common sense and take into account the time the book was written and its audience.


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Being a reflection of his time, that's how ERB portrayed them, whatever his personal feelings. It amazes me how Anonymous complains about the fainting with fear by Jane's black nurse. Anonymous is annoyingly selective in pointing out the skin color alone as his complaint. What about a woman character in general being portrayed in the stereotypical way of fainting in fear. Again, when it was written, women were looked upon AS people who fainted out of fear, just as they're looked upon in modern literature as little more than sexual addicts in what they call Romance books, just as they're written in modern films as being sexual objects to be oggled, chased, and bedded.

ERB's writing really isn't any different than how some people are portrayed today. The problem is, no one bothers to notice.

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How ridiculous of Anonymous to use today's self-righteous fetishism of language to bash E. It's the same kind of short-sighted intolerance that lead the Nazis to burn books they considered 'inexcusable'. In , the author founded the family corporation, establishing the trademark to forever control products that used the name or likeness of Tarzan, from movies to comic books and T-shirts.

Later in his career, Burroughs began corresponding with scientists to learn all that was known about the planet Venus. Provided with these ideas, he started a new series. Beginning with the publication of Pirates of Venus in , Burroughs published four more volumes in this set, including Lost on Venus , Carson of Venus , and Escape from Venus His last book in the series, The Wizard of Venus, was released in As the first book in the Venus series was getting published, Burroughs divorced his wife of 34 years; he married his second wife, Florence Dearholt, in Burroughs also wrote four western adventure stories, all carefully researched and based on his experience as a cowboy on his older brothers' ranch in Idaho as a young man and as a cavalry soldier in Arizona.

Some critics consider these the best of his writing, particularly the sympathetic treatment of Geronimo and his renegade Apaches. Burroughs continued to write novels for the rest of his life, ultimately publishing some 68 titles in all. During World War II, he served as a journalist with the United Press and, at age 66, was the oldest war correspondent covering the South Pacific theater.

Burroughs died of a heart attack on March 19, A number of his novels were published posthumously.

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Even after his death, Burroughs remained a popular author, and he sold millions of books in paperback. The University of Louisville Library owns the largest institutional archive of Burroughs' works. The collection contains more than 67, items ranging in scope from the author's earliest school books to promotional materials from the s.

The library's collection of Tarzan memorabilia includes film stills and posters featuring 19 Tarzan actors. It also includes the best and most celebrated book artists, including J. Allen St. John, who illustrated a total of 33 first editions of Burroughs. Other artists featured in the collection include Frank Frazetta, whose works adorned the first paperback Burroughs books of the s, and John Coleman Burroughs, the author's son, who illustrated eleven first editions of his father's stories. The collection also includes items from Burroughs' personal life and affairs, samples of his books, pulp editions, letters, merchandising goods and many photographs taken over the last years.

B1; March 9, , Valley Edition, Metro, p. By continuing, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Please set a username for yourself. People will see it as Author Name with your public flash cards. Not Without Controversy Burroughs and his Tarzan character have not been without controversy. Later Career and Other Novels Later in his career, Burroughs began corresponding with scientists to learn all that was known about the planet Venus.

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