"Humans not meant for jungle. Tarzan gorilla enough to survive." And even thrive, thanks to his intelligence and tool-making.
Get his approval, ha! Tarzan snorted.
"Kerchak not consider Tarzan part of family." Not until the end. "Protect but...not..."
It was hard to put into words, his complicated relationship with his father.
"Family is..." He struggled for the words. Barring conversations with Jane, which could get rather wordy, so far this was one of the most complicated conversations of his life so far. "Group. Raised by mothers. But in group. Everyone help."
Communal child-rearing though mothers were primarily responsible for their own children.
"Kerchak protect us all. Leader. Protect us from...predators. Tarzan small and weak at first. Tarzan was--I was--I put the others in danger. Sometimes. Got better when I was older. Got stronger, faster--learned to make tools."
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"Humans not meant for jungle. Tarzan gorilla enough to survive." And even thrive, thanks to his intelligence and tool-making.
Get his approval, ha! Tarzan snorted.
"Kerchak not consider Tarzan part of family." Not until the end. "Protect but...not..."
It was hard to put into words, his complicated relationship with his father.
"Family is..." He struggled for the words. Barring conversations with Jane, which could get rather wordy, so far this was one of the most complicated conversations of his life so far. "Group. Raised by mothers. But in group. Everyone help."
Communal child-rearing though mothers were primarily responsible for their own children.
"Kerchak protect us all. Leader. Protect us from...predators. Tarzan small and weak at first. Tarzan was--I was--I put the others in danger. Sometimes. Got better when I was older. Got stronger, faster--learned to make tools."