# Tarzan — The Son of Tarzan character guide

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

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Tarzan of the Apes, Lord Greystoke, John Clayton

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

## Snapshot

Lord Greystoke, the legendary ape-man, now a father haunted by the fear that his son carries the same jungle hunger.

## Who they are

Tarzan moves between two worlds — the civilized estate where he raises Jack and the wild Africa where his authority is absolute. He tries to buy Akut's freedom and shield his son from the call of the jungle, but his own restless past makes him a reluctant gatekeeper. His struggle to protect Jack from his inheritance is the quiet engine driving the boy toward the very danger he fears.

## Relationships

### [Lady Greystoke](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/characters/lady_greystoke)

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Lady Greystoke (Jane) is Tarzan's wife, forming a loving and supportive marital bond.

### [Lady Greystoke](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/characters/lady_greystoke)

_family_

Lady Greystoke (Jane) is Tarzan's wife, forming a loving and supportive marital bond.

### [Lady Greystoke](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/characters/lady_greystoke)

_family_

Lady Greystoke (Jane) is Tarzan's wife, forming a loving and supportive marital bond.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/ii)

Bursts into Jack's room after the tutor is found tied up, then departs to the music hall.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/iii)

Arranges to buy Akut and send him to Africa; unaware of Jack's secret visits.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/iv)

Investigates his son's disappearance and traces him to the house of the old Russian, but the trail ends.

### [XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xxvii)

Naked white giant who commands Tantor to stop, rescues Meriem, frees Korak, and reunites with his family.

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