ENGL 4270 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Tharks, Atavism, Heterosexuality
5 Dec 2016
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Native americans are never individualized in this narrative they remain a horde (interesting to note that the tharks are allowed to be individualized) Just like kala was a mother in tarzan, sola is a mother in princess of mars who. Although both groups are not given an explanation to why they stop developing. Thark society organized around a hierarchy of masculine strength allowing. Kindness is a differentiating variable between civilization and barbarism. To carter, kindness is an empowering positive tool. Kindness does not negate the ability to fight. Kindness becomes an atavistic trait associated with positivity in princess of mars. In context of the martians" present condition on mars now though, kindness is perceived to be a weakness. While the martians see themselves as evolved (to adapt to a world of limited resources), perhaps the novel is saying they have actually devolved. Through their evolution to cleave kindness from their species, the.
