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The first film, Tarzan of the Apes (1918), starred Elmo Lincoln. It was a faithful, if primitive, adaptation.

| | Outcome | Tarzan (Literary) | Outcome | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Victor (Aveyron) | Never learned more than a few words | Adopts Kala as mother | Full emotional bonding | | Genie (California) | Telegraphic, agrammatical speech | Teaches himself to read English | Mastery of written syntax | | Oxana Malaya (Ukraine) | Dog-like behaviors, limited syntax | Learns Mangani (ape language) | Abstract thought, counting, metaphor | TARZAN

What made Burroughs’ creation revolutionary was the combination of raw brutality and high intellect. wasn’t a simple brute. He taught himself to read from children’s picture books left by his parents, discovered his true heritage, and wielded a knife forged from a hunting knife found in his dead father’s cabin. He was simultaneously the most savage and the most civilized man in the jungle. The first film, Tarzan of the Apes (1918),