Before Adam · Character
Broken-Tooth
A rival ape-man with a broken tooth, often in conflict with the narrator.
minor
Also known as VII Broken - Tooth, Broken - Tooth
First appearance: ii
Broken-Tooth shows up with force in Before Adam. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as joining the pair of Lop-Ear and the narrator.
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In Before Adam: Mentioned as joining the pair of Lop-Ear and the narrator. Later, in VII: A youngster forced out of his mother's cave;…
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- Other
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- Rivals and Other Groups
- Narrator's Tribe Members
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Broken-Tooth in ii