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evolutionary aspects (with cite)
Tarzan, according to Burroughs, is John Clayton, son of Lord and Lady Greystoke of England, who were on a trip overseas when their vessel is taken over by mutineers, who later deposit them alone on the west African coast. As they struggle to survive, John is born. His parents killed by apes, the infant John is taken to live with Kala, a she-ape who raises him as one of their own, taking the name "Tarzan" in reference to his white skin. Tarzan who grow to adulthood, challenging the supremacy of Kerchak as "king of the apes"; teaching himself to read and write from a chance encounter with the old Greystoke cabin his parents had built; meeting a human tribe for the first time; and finding Jane Porter, an American exploring the African jungle with her father, and of whom he would later marry.<ref>http://www.gutenberg.org/files/78/78-h/78-h.htm</ref><ref>http://www.gutenberg.org/files/81/81-h/81-h.htm</ref>
Tarzan, according to Burroughs, is John Clayton, son of Lord and Lady Greystoke of England, who were on a trip overseas when their vessel is taken over by mutineers, who later deposit them alone on the west African coast. As they struggle to survive, John is born. His parents killed by apes, the infant John is taken to live with Kala, a she-ape who raises him as one of their own, taking the name "Tarzan" in reference to his white skin. Tarzan who grow to adulthood, challenging the supremacy of Kerchak as "king of the apes"; teaching himself to read and write from a chance encounter with the old Greystoke cabin his parents had built; meeting a human tribe for the first time; and finding Jane Porter, an American exploring the African jungle with her father, and of whom he would later marry.<ref>http://www.gutenberg.org/files/78/78-h/78-h.htm</ref><ref>http://www.gutenberg.org/files/81/81-h/81-h.htm</ref>
==Evolutionary aspects==
[[Creation scientist]]s have stated that the fictional depiction of Tarzan as a ''Noble Savage'' fits the discredited [[evolutionist]] view that such beings exist. However despite the huge (taxpayer funded) endeavours by [[evolutionary]] [[anthropologist]]s, no such creature has been found, yet they refuse to accept that "God’s perfectly revealed truth rings an apocalyptic death knell for man’s “perfectly primitive” imagination." <ref>http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/am/v3/n2/noble-savage</ref>
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