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Tarzan means in mangani "white pores and skin", but his actual name is John Clayton the third, Lord Greystoke. Having survived in the jungle since his early childhood, Tarzan has proven bodily skills superior to these of the athletes of the civilized world. He additionally has a superior intelligence and he learns the English language without the assistance of anybody utilizing image books taken by his mother and father.
What bothers me about the books is their racism. Tarzan, though raised by apes, is extra noble and civilized than any black character in the books. You may write it off as being typical of the instances, however it's definitely there. The novel is the coming-of-age story of John Clayton, born in the western coastal jungles of equatorial Africa to a marooned couple from England, John and Alice Clayton, Lord and Lady Greystoke.
