# Bwana — The Son of Tarzan character guide

> Bwana in The Son of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** the big Bwana, The Big Bwana, Instantly Bwana

**First appearance:** 0001-the-son-of-tarzan

## Snapshot

The natives' reverent name for Tarzan, a jungle lord whose word is law across a hundred miles of wild Africa.

## Who they are

In the scattered settlements and hunting camps, Bwana is less a man than a force — the English lord whose justice is swift and whose reach extends even to the coast. He turns back cruel sportsmen, protects the villages, and commands a loyalty no colonial officer could buy. His presence establishes the moral order of the jungle world that his son will soon inherit and test.

## Relationships

### [Meriem](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/characters/meriem)

_family_

Bwana (Tarzan) acts as a protective father figure to Meriem, welcoming her into his family.

### [Morison Baynes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/characters/morison_baynes)

_social_

Bwana (Tarzan) interacts with Morison Baynes as a fellow civilized man, but with underlying distrust.

### [Meriem](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/characters/meriem)

_family_

Bwana (Tarzan) acts as a protective father figure to Meriem, welcoming her into his family.

### [Meriem](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/characters/meriem)

_family_

Bwana (Tarzan) acts as a protective father figure to Meriem, welcoming her into his family.

### [Morison Baynes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/characters/morison_baynes)

_social_

Bwana (Tarzan) interacts with Morison Baynes as a fellow civilized man, but with underlying distrust.

## In the story

### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xiv)

Rescues Meriem from Malbihn, brings her to his farm, and offers her shelter while searching for Korak.

### [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xvi)

Meriem's benefactor; sends a head man to search for Korak and dissuades Meriem from searching herself.

### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xviii)

Bwana welcomes Hanson to the farm and introduces him to the ladies.

### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xix)

Angry with Meriem and Baynes, sends Meriem to her room, and questions Hanson about the night's events.

### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xxi)

Leads a search party northward, following the trail of the fleeing safari.

## Links

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