# In the Kor-ul-gryf explained — Tarzan the Terrible

> Chapter companion for Tarzan the Terrible by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

## What happens

Tarzan, having been captured by the Kor-ul-lul, escapes by killing his guard In-tan and taking his head as a trophy. He then tracks Pan-at-lee's scent, discovering she survived her leap into a pool. Meanwhile, Pan-at-lee hides from the Kor-ul-lul and witnesses her father and brothers fleeing from them. The chapter also introduces a mysterious armed man approaching Pal-ul-don.

## Themes in this chapter

### Survival and Adaptation

Tarzan uses his jungle instincts to escape captivity and track Pan-at-lee, while Pan-at-lee hides and forages for food to survive.

### Identity and Belonging

Tarzan's dual nature as both a civilized man and a wild beast is highlighted, as he adopts savage tactics yet thinks strategically.

## Character check-ins

### Tarzan

Escapes captivity, kills In-tan, and tracks Pan-at-lee's trail.

### Pan-at-lee

Survives her leap into a pool, hides from the Kor-ul-lul, and sees her father and brothers fleeing.

### In-tan

Killed by Tarzan during his escape.

### Om-at

Mentioned as Tarzan's friend and the reason for tracking Pan-at-lee.

## Key lines

> Horrible? But you are judging a wild beast by the standards of civilization. You may teach a lion tricks, but he is still a lion. Tarzan looked well in a Tuxedo, but he was still a Tarmangani and beneath his pleated shirt beat a wild and savage heart.

The narrator defends Tarzan's brutal actions by arguing that his true nature is that of a wild creature, not a civilized man.

_This passage underscores the theme of identity and the tension between civilization and primal instincts._

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