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Cover of Tarzan, King of the Apes

Tarzan, King of the Apes

Joan D. Vinge (1983)

SubgenreHeroic Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesTarzan Abridgements #
Setting
CSM age10
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Death of ParentAbandonmentAnimal DeathViolence

Positive tags

Coming of AgeSurvivalFound FamilyAdventure

Hero archetypes

OrphanFish out of WaterComing-of-Age Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistReluctant Hero

Tropes

OrphanFish out of WaterComing of AgeRaised by Non-HumansFound FamilyNon-Western Setting

Themes

IdentityNature vs CivilizationSurvivalFamilyBelongingSelf-Discovery

Synopsis

A baby boy, left alone in the African jungle after the deaths of his parents, Lord and Lady Greystoke, is adopted by an ape, whose own infant has died, and raised to manhood without ever seeing another human being.

Tags

AdventureSurvival FictionClassic Adaptation