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Tarzan of the Apes
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
John Clayton, Lord of Greystoke is asked by the crown to investigate claims made by African natives against the crown of Denmark. Taking his young wife, he sets out, only to be castaway when the crew mutinies. While lost on the coast of Africa, his wife gives birth to a son. Eventually, Lady Greystoke gives in to her weakness and dies, which leaves Lord Greystoke prostate and unprepared when the tribe of Kerchak finds its way into their home.
Kala, a young she ape who recently lost her own child, takes the hairless child as a replacement, so Tarzan grows up among the apes, ignorant of his history.
I've seen several movie and TV versions so I wasn't sure how much came from this book. I was impressed with the story and can see why it still speaks but it is rife with the racism of the day. Tarzan succeeds because of his noble, white heritage and then excels when he finds a white man of good birth as a mentor.
Many of the things Tarzan accomplishes would be impossible, but not so out of control.
Kala, a young she ape who recently lost her own child, takes the hairless child as a replacement, so Tarzan grows up among the apes, ignorant of his history.
I've seen several movie and TV versions so I wasn't sure how much came from this book. I was impressed with the story and can see why it still speaks but it is rife with the racism of the day. Tarzan succeeds because of his noble, white heritage and then excels when he finds a white man of good birth as a mentor.
Many of the things Tarzan accomplishes would be impossible, but not so out of control.