# The Tree People — Before Adam character guide

> The Tree People in Before Adam by Jack London.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Tree People, the exasperated Tree People, Tree People

**First appearance:** 0008-vii

## Who they are

A group of ape-like beings who live in trees and avoid the ground.

## Relationships

### [Red-Eye](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/before_adam_se/characters/red_eye)

_rivalry_

Red-Eye is an aggressor toward The Tree People, likely competing for resources or territory.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/before_adam_se/chapters/i)

Mentioned as part of the narrator's dream world, alongside the Fire People.

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/before_adam_se/chapters/xii)

Chase Lop-Ear and the narrator through the forest, forcing them into the mountains. Later, they are described as ferocious apes similar to the Folk.

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

Seen in a dream, cowering as Red-Eye joins their circle.

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