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In Chapter 11, Tarzan finds the small metal box in the cabin which will...

Mon, 8 Sep 2008 14:51:10 PST

In Chapter 11, Tarzan finds the small metal box in the cabin which will unlock his heritage. Inside the box, he finds a faded photograph , a locket, and his father's diary. It is in this way, his past will be uncovered later in the novel!

In chapter 11 of "Tarzan of the Apes", what did Tarzan like...

Sun, 7 Sep 2008 19:15:25 PST

In chapter 11 of "Tarzan of the Apes", what did Tarzan like most about the cabin?

I would guess that the fact that the apes took in a human child would...

Sun, 6 Jul 2008 18:25:59 PST

I would guess that the fact that the apes took in a human child would apply to Darwin's "natural selection". The theory is that the fittest will survive, the weak will die. Tarzan, being strong and fit...even as a child...survived with the help of the apes who reared him as one of their own. Furthermore, he does not just survive, he becomes King of the Jungle...leader of all the animals. That alone supports that Tarzan is a...

Natural Selection

Sat, 5 Jul 2008 22:37:06 PST

What does Darwin and his "natural selection" have to do with "Tarzan of the Apes"? What does Burroughs think of it? Does he show his attitude in "Tarzan"?

He was sent to investigate the conditions of an African colony whose...

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:36:00 PST

He was sent to investigate the conditions of an African colony whose natives were being recruited for the army of another European country. These "armies" were used to forcibly collect rubber and ivory from tribes along the Congo. The natives of the colony complained that none of the young men who joined the army ever returned to the colony. There was even talk that the men were being used as slaves and not told when their time of...

Why is Clayton being sent to Africa in Tarzan of the Apes?

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:53:50 PST

Why is Clayton being sent to Africa in Tarzan of the Apes?