Question
Read the follow passages from chapter 10.
Tarzan of the Apes was no sentimentalist. He knew nothing of the brotherhood of man. All things outside his own tribe were his deadly enemies, with the few exceptions of which Tantor, the elephant, was a marked example.
And he realized all this without malice or hatred. To kill was the law of the wild world he knew. Few were his primitive pleasures, but the greatest of these was to hunt and kill, and so he accorded to others the right to cherish the same desires as he, even though he himself might be the object of their hunt.
His strange life had left him neither morose nor bloodthirsty. That he joyed in killing, and that he killed with a joyous laugh upon his handsome lips betokened no innate cruelty. He killed for food most often, but, being a man, he sometimes killed for pleasure, a thing which no other animal does; for it has remained for man alone among all creatures to kill senselessly and wantonly for the mere pleasure of inflicting suffering and death.
And when he killed for revenge, or in self-defense, he did that also without hysteria, for it was a very businesslike proceeding which admitted of no levity.
What can be inferred about Tarzan's character through these passages? Select the best answer.
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Responses
A) His desire to hunt and kill is not driven by hatred nor cruelty, but rather by the natural law of the jungle environment that shaped him. He also kills for the pleasure of the hunt; however, Tarzan always acts rationally (according to his reasoning).
A) His desire to hunt and kill is not driven by hatred nor cruelty, but rather by the natural law of the jungle environment that shaped him. He also kills for the pleasure of the hunt; however, Tarzan always acts rationally (according to his reasoning).
B) His desire to hunt and kill is a result of his cruelty toward animals as he simply wants to see the suffering of his victims.
B) His desire to hunt and kill is a result of his cruelty toward animals as he simply wants to see the suffering of his victims.
C) His desire to hunt and kill is for the mere pleasure of it - no other reasoning is a factor.
C) His desire to hunt and kill is for the mere pleasure of it - no other reasoning is a factor.
D) He desires to hunt and kill merely to gain trophies from his victims.
D) He desires to hunt and kill merely to gain trophies from his victims.
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Tarzan of the Apes was no sentimentalist. He knew nothing of the brotherhood of man. All things outside his own tribe were his deadly enemies, with the few exceptions of which Tantor, the elephant, was a marked example.
And he realized all this without malice or hatred. To kill was the law of the wild world he knew. Few were his primitive pleasures, but the greatest of these was to hunt and kill, and so he accorded to others the right to cherish the same desires as he, even though he himself might be the object of their hunt.
His strange life had left him neither morose nor bloodthirsty. That he joyed in killing, and that he killed with a joyous laugh upon his handsome lips betokened no innate cruelty. He killed for food most often, but, being a man, he sometimes killed for pleasure, a thing which no other animal does; for it has remained for man alone among all creatures to kill senselessly and wantonly for the mere pleasure of inflicting suffering and death.
And when he killed for revenge, or in self-defense, he did that also without hysteria, for it was a very businesslike proceeding which admitted of no levity.
What can be inferred about Tarzan's character through these passages? Select the best answer.
(1 point)
Responses
A) His desire to hunt and kill is not driven by hatred nor cruelty, but rather by the natural law of the jungle environment that shaped him. He also kills for the pleasure of the hunt; however, Tarzan always acts rationally (according to his reasoning).
A) His desire to hunt and kill is not driven by hatred nor cruelty, but rather by the natural law of the jungle environment that shaped him. He also kills for the pleasure of the hunt; however, Tarzan always acts rationally (according to his reasoning).
B) His desire to hunt and kill is a result of his cruelty toward animals as he simply wants to see the suffering of his victims.
B) His desire to hunt and kill is a result of his cruelty toward animals as he simply wants to see the suffering of his victims.
C) His desire to hunt and kill is for the mere pleasure of it - no other reasoning is a factor.
C) His desire to hunt and kill is for the mere pleasure of it - no other reasoning is a factor.
D) He desires to hunt and kill merely to gain trophies from his victims.
D) He desires to hunt and kill merely to gain trophies from his victims.
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The best answer based on the passages provided is:
**A) His desire to hunt and kill is not driven by hatred nor cruelty, but rather by the natural law of the jungle environment that shaped him. He also kills for the pleasure of the hunt; however, Tarzan always acts rationally (according to his reasoning).**
This response accurately captures the idea that Tarzan’s actions are influenced by the laws of nature and his environment, rather than by malice or a desire for cruelty. It also acknowledges that he kills for pleasure while emphasizing that he approaches these actions rationally.
**A) His desire to hunt and kill is not driven by hatred nor cruelty, but rather by the natural law of the jungle environment that shaped him. He also kills for the pleasure of the hunt; however, Tarzan always acts rationally (according to his reasoning).**
This response accurately captures the idea that Tarzan’s actions are influenced by the laws of nature and his environment, rather than by malice or a desire for cruelty. It also acknowledges that he kills for pleasure while emphasizing that he approaches these actions rationally.