"Tarzan and the Black Boy"

Text of "Tarzan and the Black Boy" (chapter 5 of Jungle Tales of Tarzan)

Discussion starters

  • Burroughs says in this story that "imagination is but another name for super-intelligence." In what ways does Tarzan's imagination impact his reasoning ability?

  • This story joins with the two following to form a connected storyline, something which Burroughs was accustomed to doing with novels. How do these stories stand alone, without regard to the events of the other stories?

 

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Created by Stan Galloway, circa 1996.  Last updated 9 February 2004.  Contact me at sgallowa@bridgewater.edu.