# XXVII explained — The Son of Tarzan

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

## What happens

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 group returns to the farm, where Lady Greystoke joyfully welcomes Korak and Meriem. She then delivers the sad news that Morison Baynes has died from his wound. Meriem expresses sorrow but clarifies her love for Korak. Lady Greystoke embraces them both, and plans are made for their marriage. Later, General Armand Jacot arrives seeking help to find his long-lost daughter, with an Arab named Abdul Kamak claiming to know her whereabouts.

## Themes in this chapter

### Love and Sacrifice

Meriem's love for Korak is affirmed, and Baynes's atonement through death highlights sacrifice.

### Identity and Belonging

Korak's return to his family and Meriem's integration into civilization explore themes of identity and belonging.

### Freedom vs. Confinement

Meriem's awe and fear of civilization contrast with her jungle freedom, and Korak's reluctance to wear civilized clothing reflects this tension.

## Character check-ins

### Korak

Bound and helpless, he watches Tantor charge Meriem; reunited with his father Tarzan and later with his mother.

### Meriem

Flees from Tantor, is saved by Tarzan; expresses her love for Korak and sorrow for Baynes's death.

### Tarzan

Naked white giant who commands Tantor to stop, rescues Meriem, frees Korak, and reunites with his family.

### Akut

Appears with a score of apes, joyfully recognizing Tarzan as Lord of the Jungle.

### Tantor

Charges Meriem but is halted by Tarzan's command.

### Lady Greystoke

Welcomes Korak and Meriem, delivers news of Baynes's death, and embraces the couple.

### Morison Baynes

Reported dead from his wound; Meriem expresses sorrow but not romantic love.

### Captain Armand Jacot

General Jacot visits Lord Greystoke seeking help to find his long-lost daughter, guided by Abdul Kamak.

## Key lines

> Korak screamed commands to his huge protector, in an effort to halt him; but all to no avail.

Korak shouted orders to stop Tantor, but the elephant did not obey.

_Korak's futile attempt to control Tantor during the charge._

> It was a naked white giant. Across his shoulder a coil of rope was looped. In the band of his gee-string was a hunting knife. Otherwise he was unarmed. With naked hands he faced the maddening Tantor.

A naked white man with only a rope and knife confronted the enraged elephant bare-handed.

_Description of Tarzan's appearance as he intervenes._

> “Jack!” cried the white giant, kneeling at the ape-man’s side. “Father!” came chokingly from The Killer’s lips.

Tarzan knelt and called Jack's name, and Korak responded emotionally, calling him father.

_The emotional reunion between Tarzan and Korak._

> “I am sorry,” she said, quite simply. “He would have done me a great wrong; but he amply atoned before he died.”

Meriem expressed regret for Baynes's death but noted he had made amends for his intended wrong.

_Meriem's reaction to the news of Baynes's death._

> “There is no place for princes in a republic,” he was wont to say.

General Jacot often said that princes have no role in a republic.

_Jacot's republican principle regarding his title._

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