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Tarzan
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A Raisin in the Sun
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- All anyone seems to know about when it comes to Africa is Tarzan MAMA.†
Scene 1.2 *Tarzan = a fictional, heroic jungle adventurer who was raised by apes
- I think it's so sad the way our American Negroes don't know nothing about Africa 'cept Tarzan and all that.†
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Definitions:
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(Tarzan) fictional jungle hero who, as a baby, is raised by apes and grows up strong, agile, and fearless in the wildTarzan was created by Edgar Rice Burroughs and first appeared in the 1912 novel Tarzan of the Apes. In the stories, he is the orphaned child of English parents who dies in the African jungle, and he is raised by apes, learning to climb, swing through trees, and survive dangerous animals. Tarzan went on to appear in many sequels, movies, and television shows, becoming a famous pop-culture hero.
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(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.