Both Uses of
Tarzan
in
A Raisin in the Sun
- All anyone seems to know about when it comes to Africa is Tarzan MAMA.†
Scene 1.2 *
- I think it's so sad the way our American Negroes don't know nothing about Africa 'cept Tarzan and all that.†
Scene 1.2
Definitions:
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(1)
(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)
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
As a common noun, tarzan is occasionally used (sometimes with irony) to reference a man of great strength and agility.