All 3 Uses of
Tarzan
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
- He played the character parts formerly thrust upon me— the ape in Tarzan, Mr. Crabtree in The Rover Boys, Mr. Damon in Tom Swift.
p. 9..9Tarzan = fictional character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs in his novel, Tarzan of the Apes and used in numerous sequels, films, and television series; a baby boy raised by apes and growing up a heroic jungle adventurer (1912)
- When we slowed to a walk at the edge of the schoolyard, Jem was careful to explain that during school hours I was not to bother him, I was not to approach him with requests to enact a chapter of Tarzan and the Ant Men, to embarrass him with references to his private life, or tag along behind him at recess and noon.
p. 20..9 *
- I never thought it as much fun as Tarzan, and I played that summer with more than vague anxiety despite Jem's assurances that Boo Radley was dead and nothing would get me, with him and Calpurnia there in the daytime and Atticus home at night.
p. 52..4
Definition:
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(Tarzan) fictional character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs in his novel, Tarzan of the Apes and used in numerous sequels, films, and television series; a baby boy raised by apes and growing up a heroic jungle adventurer (1912)