Before Adam · Character
The Tree People
A group of ape-like beings who live in trees and avoid the ground.
minor
Also known as the Tree People, the exasperated Tree People, Tree People
First appearance: vii
The Tree People's tie to Red-Eye is one of the pressures that moves Before Adam—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Mentioned as part of the narrator's dream world, alongside the Fire People.
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With Red-Eye (rivalry): Red-Eye is an aggressor toward The Tree People, likely competing for resources or territory. In I: Mentioned as part of the narrator's dream world, alongside the Fire People. Later, in XII:…
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Relationship types
- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Rivals and Other Groups
- Protagonist
- Narrator's Tribe Members
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Red-Eye
rivalry · negative
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