I read Tarzan of the Apes (1912) by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Disney film I watched as a kid definitely did not prepare me for that! It was a good action story with some interesting insights about the dichotomy between savagery and civilization. The end of this first Tarzan novel felt very much like the tragic end of so many westerns, i.e. Shane, where the hero with savage abilities has no place in the civilized happy ending.
Thanks for sharing, Derek! Yes, Disney had very different ideas from Mr. Burroughs! I haven't read one of those in a long time. I might have to revisit them. Thanks again, and happy reading to you as well!
I read Tarzan of the Apes (1912) by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Disney film I watched as a kid definitely did not prepare me for that! It was a good action story with some interesting insights about the dichotomy between savagery and civilization. The end of this first Tarzan novel felt very much like the tragic end of so many westerns, i.e. Shane, where the hero with savage abilities has no place in the civilized happy ending.
Thanks for sharing, Derek! Yes, Disney had very different ideas from Mr. Burroughs! I haven't read one of those in a long time. I might have to revisit them. Thanks again, and happy reading to you as well!