# The Son of Tarzan — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Son of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

- [The Son of Tarzan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/the-son-of-tarzan.md): Jack Clayton, the son of Tarzan, is kidnapped by the vengeful Alexis Paulvitch and taken to Africa. After Paulvitch is killed by the ape Akut, Jack and Akut flee into the jungle, where Jack learns to survive and earns th
- [I](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/i.md): The chapter introduces Alexis Paulvitch, now a broken and disfigured wreck after ten years of torture in the African jungle, rescued by the crew of the Marjorie W. He brings with him a powerful and intelligent ape named 
- [II](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/ii.md): Jack Clayton, the son of Tarzan, defies his parents and tutor to visit the music hall where the trained ape Ajax is being exhibited. After being forbidden, he overpowers his tutor Mr. Moore, ties him up, and escapes thro
- [III](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/iii.md): Jack Clayton, having learned of his father's jungle past, secretly visits Alexis Paulvitch and the ape Akut. Paulvitch, recognizing an opportunity for revenge against Tarzan, encourages the boy's fascination with the jun
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/iv.md): Jack Clayton, traveling with his grandmother (actually Akut in disguise), arrives at a West African port. He decides to return to England but is attacked by the American crook Condon, who is killed by Akut. Panicked and 
- [V](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/v.md): The chapter introduces the Swedish ivory poachers Carl Jenssen and Sven Malbihn, who operate ruthlessly in the Sahara and beyond. It then shifts to a remote Arab village where a young girl named Meriem lives in fear of h
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/vi.md): Jack Clayton spends his first night in the jungle tormented by guilt over his mother's suffering and the murder of Condon, fearing the shame a murder trial would bring his family. With Akut, he learns essential jungle su
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/vii.md): Jack, now calling himself Korak, continues his journey through the jungle with Akut, honing his survival skills and developing a deep connection to the wild. After a hostile encounter with a black village, he adopts thei
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/viii.md): A year has passed. Korak and Akut, rejected by both humans and apes, wander deeper into the jungle. Korak's strength and skills have grown. They encounter a tribe of great apes performing a ritual to choose a new king. A
- [The Killer and the Child](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/ix.md): Korak, wandering aimlessly after being rejected by the great apes, encounters a young girl in an Arab village. He watches her play with a doll, then witnesses the brutal Sheik Amor ben Khatour kick and abuse her. Enraged
- [X](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/x.md): Korak and Akut rescue Meriem from two rival bull apes who abduct her. The trio's jungle life is detailed, including their shelter, hunting, and Meriem's growing skills and bond with Korak.
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xi.md): Korak returns from hunting to find Meriem missing and discovers she has been taken by the king ape. He battles and kills the ape, rescuing Meriem. After the fight, the ape tribe challenges Korak's leadership, and he defe
- [XII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xii.md): Korak attempts to rescue Meriem from the native village of Kovudoo but is overwhelmed by the warriors and forced to flee alone, vowing to return. Meanwhile, trappers Carl Jenssen and Sven Malbihn capture a baboon king in
- [XIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xiii.md): Meriem, captured by Kovudoo, is sold to the Swedish trappers Jenssen and Malbihn. Malbihn attempts to assault her but is stopped by Jenssen, who threatens him with a revolver. Meriem hopes for rescue by Korak but he does
- [XIV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xiv.md): Meriem is attacked by Malbihn in a tent while Jenssen is away hunting. Jenssen returns and a gunfight ensues, resulting in Jenssen's death. Malbihn is interrupted by a stranger who rescues Meriem. The stranger, Bwana, ta
- [XV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xv.md): Korak, believing Meriem dead after a brutal battle with the Gomangani, descends into a year of solitary, grief-stricken wandering, courting death and finding solace only with Tantor the elephant. He eventually reunites w
- [XVI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xvi.md): Meriem adapts to civilized life with Bwana and My Dear, learning English and French while secretly yearning for Korak. A head man's failed search for Korak deepens her sorrow, but she gradually accepts her new life. She 
- [XVII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xvii.md): Meriem encounters a troop of baboons who have taken her clothing, but she communicates with them in their own language and retrieves her belongings. The Hon. Morison Baynes witnesses this and is both amazed and disturbed
- [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xviii.md): Mr. Hanson, a trader who claims to have lost his way, arrives at Bwana's farm and is introduced to Meriem and My Dear. He avoids the women but spends time with the men and the white foreman, secretly planning to abduct M
- [XIX](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xix.md): Korak observes Meriem and Baynes from the jungle, feeling troubled by the girl's agility which reminds him of his lost Meriem. He follows Baynes and Hanson to their camp, then withdraws. Meanwhile, Meriem, feeling confin
- [Chapter XX](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xx.md): Korak observes Meriem's transformation into a civilized woman and grapples with his love for her, realizing he cannot offer her a life in the jungle. He decides to watch over the young Englishman for Meriem's sake, while
- [XXI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xxi.md): Malbihn's abandoned black boy escapes a lion and deduces his master's treachery, heading to warn the Big Bwana. Meanwhile, the Hon. Morison Baynes, tormented by guilt and fear, realizes his love for Meriem and pursues Ma
- [XXII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xxii.md): Meriem struggles with Malbihn, escapes into the jungle after knocking him unconscious, returns to his tent for ammunition, crosses a river in a canoe while being pursued, and narrowly avoids being shot by Malbihn. Meanwh
- [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xxiii.md): Meriem is recaptured by Sheik Amor ben Khatour, who recognizes her and subjects her to brutal treatment. Malbihn, seeing the Sheik, flees. Meriem is taken to the Sheik's village, where she reflects on her past with Korak
- [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xxiv.md): Korak, grieving over Meriem, travels slowly through the jungle and encounters Morison Baynes, who reveals that Meriem was stolen by the Swede Hanson. Korak resolves to rescue her, while Baynes insists on following despit
- [XXV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xxv.md): Korak orchestrates Meriem's escape with Baynes, but is captured and sentenced to be burned alive by The Sheik. Tantor, summoned by Korak's call, breaks through the palisade and rescues him. Meanwhile, Baynes is captured 
- [XXVI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xxvi.md): Meriem, dazed by Korak's unexpected survival, is led away by Baynes but insists on returning to help him. Baynes confesses his past dishonorable intentions and his transformation through love. They return to find Korak b
- [XXVII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xxvii.md): Korak is bound and helpless as Tantor charges Meriem. A naked white giant—Tarzan—commands the elephant to halt, saving Meriem. Tarzan frees Korak, and father and son reunite. Akut and his apes arrive to honor Tarzan. The

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