The name Tarzan refers to a character that was created by Edgar Rice Borroughs in the beginning of the twentieth century. Tarzan was born to wealthy parents, a British Lord and Lady, but was rendered an orphan when they died in Africa. He was then brought up by apes, who taught him to speak their tongue. He was given the name 'Tarzan' which meant 'white skin'. His birth name was actually John Clayton, who would later have been Earl of Greystroke.
Tarzan's first appearance was in the 1912 Tarzan of the Apes, and he appeared in twenty three novels after that which served as sequels. He meets a girl called Jane and falls in love with her and eventually follows her to England and they get married.
In a manner of speaking, the word 'Tarzan' is also used to describe a macho male, someone who metaphorically thumps his chest for attention.
Tarzan's first appearance was in the 1912 Tarzan of the Apes, and he appeared in twenty three novels after that which served as sequels. He meets a girl called Jane and falls in love with her and eventually follows her to England and they get married.
In a manner of speaking, the word 'Tarzan' is also used to describe a macho male, someone who metaphorically thumps his chest for attention.
