Although it is not explicitly stated or described in the ancient myth of The Odyssey as it was in Tarzan and the Apes, Polyphemus devouring Odysseus’ men can be interpreted as an act of cannibalism. This action stems from the idea of the archetypal feral child myth where the cyclops, Polyphemus, is so far removed from human society that he does not understand the traditional hospitality of human beings that Odysseus was seeking. Even though Polyphemus is considered a cyclops, the epic does not mention the dissimilarities between man and cyclops aside from a cyclops having one eye. Polyphemus does come from a lineage of the god, similar to Odysseus. While both Odysseus and Polyphemus may not have the same biological make-up, they could be considered distant relatives. This is where stretch and assumption of cannibalism may take place. …show more content…
During his time in the African jungle, Tarzan was able to learn from D’Arnot and Jane Porter about human behavior, proper etiquette, and how to speak the human language. This lead to swelling of emotions between Jane and Tarzan. Tarzan is traveling to the United States in hopes of confessing his emotions to Jane. However, when locates her, he finds her in danger of a fire in the woods. Tarzan pursues to bring her safely out of the woods by swinging through the trees. Before he confesses his emotions for Jane, Tarzan discovers that Jane is engaged to William Clayton, Tarzan’s cousin. This causes him to choose to conceal his real identity as an English noble and decides to leave so that she can marry William for the sake of Jane’s