In the Disney animated 1999 film
version, Tarzan, reflects the ideology of Rugged Individualism because
it emphasizes the connection with nature and also toughness and strength.
Tarzan was took in and raised with a family of gorillas in African wilderness.
Tarzan had to be tough and strong in order to live up to the same standard as
the other young gorillas. Throughout the movie Tarzan and Terk were at times
competing against each other. Throughout times in the movie Tarzan gets carried
away with trying to be better than Terk, especially as a child. Growing up in
the jungle around nature, and having to use it as a lifestyle for everyday use
is what makes Tarzan a example of Rugged Individualism. Tarzan used things like
vines, the trees, leaves, and even oceans as a connection with nature. Even
though that was all that he knew. Tarzan would often be in altercations with
the cheetah of the jungle that was always hunting him,/his friends. But being
tough and strong he did what he had to do to chase him off. Also, another
example is when Jane and other hunters came into the jungle trying to change
things around. Tarzan did what he had to do in order to protect himself, as
well as his friends and family. The fact that Tarzan was a strong and
independent character throughout the movie is what reflects this ideology 
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