How To Read With Many Different Paragraphs

While reading any type of literature, it is important for the reader to develop the skill of closely reading parts of the work. When a reader learns to read thoughtfully, they are able to look carefully at certain parts of the work, and see how ideas move and grow throughout the story. Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs is an interesting tale with many different ideas. In some cases, the reader is left to interpret ideas within the book and make them their own. An effective way to read carefully is to look closely at different paragraphs in the story.
One particular paragraph can carry a specific idea throughout the entire book, or the idea transform into something completely different by the end. The purpose of this paper is to

Do not harm the things which are Tarzan’s. Tarzan watches. Tarzan of the apes”(91). This paragraph shows that Tarzan is not the nature loving man we see in the Disney version of this book. Instead, it brings to light that even though Tarzan grew up in the jungle and was raised by animals, he still has the instincts of a man, even though he has never met one face to face at this time in the book. He wants to hunt, kill, and win by forcing his power onto others. This paragraph shapes many aspects of the book including how Tarzan treats the animals of the jungle, the Mbonga tribe, and the Europeans who come to visit the jungle. Another idea that stems from this paragraph is that Tarzan’s ability to read and write makes him feel superior to the Mbonga tribe and all of the jungle creatures, thus he does not care about disrespecting and killing

Up until page 91, it could be inferred that Tarzan was killing as a form of survival and protection from murderous tribes people and vicious beasts. However, in this note to keep out intruders, a reader can assume Tarzan is proud of his actions, and that he does not mind senseless killing. The first example of this is in chapter eight when Tarzan begins to yearn for the precious pelts of animals, so he can wear them as clothing. Even though he has grown up in the jungle and should respect the animals, he wants to defile the ones that cross him, and make them trophies to show he is the king of the jungle. The reader can also infer that since Tarzan taught himself to read and write like a “civilized” man, he believes he is the biggest and the best in the jungle. He plays practical jokes on the black men of the Mbonga tribe, and kills them for sport exactly like he kills the beasts. As stated before, one can assume Tarzan participates in these killings because he feels superior to both