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Tarzan the Untamed · Character

Tarzan

An English lord raised by apes, he hunts through war-torn Africa torn between savage instinct and a conscience he refuses to admit he has.

major

Also known as Tarzan of the Apes, the Apes, Lord Greystoke, Greystoke, the Tarmangani, Tarmangani, the Great Tarmangani

First appearance: I: Murder and Pillage

As a major figure in Tarzan the Untamed, Tarzan is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Returns home to find his wife murdered; swears vengeance and reverts to his savage jungle self.
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Tarzan of the Apes is a jungle predator who reads scent spoor like a letter and mocks the Gomangani for sport, yet he keeps turning back for two stranded Tarmangani he swears he owes nothing. He calls himself a weak old…

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Character Web

29 connections

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USUsangaLHLieutenant Har…FBFräulein Berth…GOGo-latHFHauptmann Frit…TATarzan

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  • Rivalry
  • Other

Character groups

  • Protagonist
  • German and British officers

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Tarzan in I: Murder and Pillage