Tarzan and the Ant Men · Character

Esteban Miranda

A brutal impostor wearing Tarzan's name, whose cowardice in the jungle exposes him to the one companion who knows better.

major

Also known as Esteban, Miranda, IV Esteban Miranda

First appearance: I

As a major figure in Tarzan and the Ant Men, Esteban Miranda is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Imprisoned in Obebe's village, he believes himself to be Tarzan and hoards a bag of diamonds.

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Miranda passes himself off as the River Devil to a superstitious Minunian girl, but his habit of bolting for the nearest tree whenever lions or black men-beasts appear has already betrayed him to Uhha. Stronger than she is and willing to use force, he keeps her close less as a companion than as a shield he can shove aside in a race for safety. His fraud creates the confusion of identity that shadows Tarzan's own struggles in Minuni.

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Character groups

Minunian Royalty and Antagonists

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Narrative arc

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

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Uhha
rivalry · negative
Esteban Miranda, an impostor and antagonist, engages in conflict with Uhha, a native… How this plays out →
Uhha
rivalry · negative
Esteban Miranda, an impostor and antagonist, engages in conflict with Uhha, a native… How this plays out →
Uhha
rivalry · negative
Esteban Miranda, an impostor and antagonist, engages in conflict with Uhha, a native… How this plays out →

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In the story

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I
Imprisoned in Obebe's village, he believes himself to be Tarzan and hoards a bag of diamonds. He manipulates Uhha into freeing him and forces her to accompany him into the jungle.
IV
Crouches in terror with Uhha, trembling at a lion's roar, and later forces them to move northward to escape Obebe.
VIII
Squats by a fire, gloating over the contents of his bag of pebbles. He is tricked by Uhha, who steals from him while he sleeps.
Chapter X
Regains consciousness with amnesia after a head wound, wanders the jungle without memory or identity, a living dead man.

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