Tarzan Of The Apes Analysis

Tarzan of the Apes has to be one of the most fascinating stories of all times, as it tells the story of a young boy whose fate forces him to grow in the wilderness of the jungle. In the jungle, Tarzan depends solely upon his own physical and metal powers, which allow him to defend himself and those he cares for. He is capable of fighting the most dangerous beast and when he defends Jane, a beautiful women who he immediately felt in love with, he becomes a tame less beast himself and fights Terkoz, an ape, to death. In his novel Tarzan of the Apes, Burroughs depicts two characters who are completely different and who have great effect on each other. Despite not being able to communicate or understand each other’s behaviors, Jane and Tarzan …show more content…
Within the physical encounter that Jane and Tarzan have, Tarzan appears as a fearless hero that wants to save the love of his life, and even though he doesn’t understand why he feels such strong emotions for someone he just met, he still wants to take a shot at it. The imagery that Burroughs uses to describe the scene in which Tarzan saves Jane from Terkoz paints a picture that is clear in its message of love: “ He did what no red-blooded man needs lesson in doing. He took his woman in his arms and smothered her upturned, panting lips with kisses. For a moment, Jane Porter lay there with half-closed eyes. For a moment- the first in her young life- she knew the meaning of love” (Pg. 257). Burroughs suggest that Tarzan has found his significant other in the same way that Jane feels an emotional connection towards him. Whether she is amused by his looks, or charmed by his physical capacity, Jane is completely fascinated by this “god like man” that “was wine to her sick nerves”. Here anyone would agree that Burroughs is trying to expose the effect that Tarzan and Jane have over each other, a feeling never before felt by either of