Before Adam · Character

Big-Tooth

A large and aggressive member of the narrator's tribe.

minor

Also known as Big - Tooth

First appearance: iii

Big-Tooth shows up with force in Before Adam. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Appears in the narrative as a member of the horde.

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In Before Adam: Appears in the narrative as a member of the horde. Later, in IV: The narrator, who names himself Big-Tooth due to his…

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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Before Adam
Appears in the narrative as a member of the horde.
IV
The narrator, who names himself Big-Tooth due to his large eyeteeth; he leaves home and begins his solitary journey.
VII
Mentioned as a dim denizen of the Younger World whose strength traces back to Lop-Ear.
XI
The narrator's prehistoric ancestor and the protagonist of the dream sequence; he and Lop-Ear are attacked by Red-Eye and drift across the river.
XVIII
Referred to as the narrator's primitive other-self, whose life impressions are inherited.

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