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Our hero is superlative, too smart, learns to learn by himself, with no attainable reference points, and speaks French in a matter of days. I just had to remind myself Burroughs was writing for viewers much much less sophisticated than the jaded reader of today. I suppose it is good to often learn an e-book written long ago to experience attitudes and social norms that existed before our present time. Although the author isn't unkind in his portrayal of native Africans or a domestic black slave, I still skilled a feeling of discomfort as I learn these sections of the guide.
This is the superhero origin a part of the story, and it begins early on. Tarzan turns into capable of bodily feats that mere men usually are not whereas, at a similar time, the opposite facet of him turns into the discovered English gentleman. In some ways, he foreshadows Bruce Wayne and Batman, except the disguise for Tarzan is absent.