# Big-Tooth — Before Adam character guide

> Big-Tooth in Before Adam by Jack London.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Big - Tooth

**First appearance:** 0004-iii

## Who they are

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

## In the story

### [Before Adam](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/before_adam_se/chapters/before-adam)

Appears in the narrative as a member of the horde.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/before_adam_se/chapters/iv)

The narrator, who names himself Big-Tooth due to his large eyeteeth; he leaves home and begins his solitary journey.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/before_adam_se/chapters/vii)

Mentioned as a dim denizen of the Younger World whose strength traces back to Lop-Ear.

### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/before_adam_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/before_adam_se/chapters/xviii)

Referred to as the narrator's primitive other-self, whose life impressions are inherited.

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