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The Return of Tarzan · Character

Kala

Tarzan's ape mother, remembered in flashback.

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First appearance: xiv back to the primitive

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JPJane PorterTATarzanLDLieutenant D'A…PAProfessor Arch…KAKala

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SetupEscalationClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Closing

Tarzan's desperate rescue of Jane from the sacrificial altar represents the emotional and psychological peak a…

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