Jane seemed to sense his turmoil and squeezed his arm gently. "Hey it's okay Tarzan. We've all made mistakes. It's how we learn from them that matters."
Modern critics (e.g., Marianna Torgovnick, Gone Primitive , 1990) argue that Jane’s shame is a narrative tool for disciplining female desire. She must be shamed for wanting Tarzan so that the reader can safely enjoy the “primitive” fantasy without endorsing it. Furthermore, Jane’s eventual “cure” (accepting Tarzan without shame) requires her to abandon civilization entirely—a problematic resolution that equates female fulfillment with the rejection of social structure. tarzan and the shame of jane
Joe D'Amato's “Tarzan X — Shame Of Jane” | by Filmofile Jane seemed to sense his turmoil and squeezed his arm gently