Tarzan the Untamed · Character

Hauptmann Fritz Schneider

A German officer whose command of an East African fort makes him a target of Tarzan's vengeance for atrocities committed against the ape-man's Waziri people.

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Also known as Hauptmann Schneider, Hauptmann, the Hauptmann, Schneider, Herr Hauptmann Fritz Schneider, Hauptmann Fritz, Major Schneider, the luckless Major Schneider, Captain Fritz Schneider

First appearance: I: Murder and Pillage

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German officer who led the attack on Tarzan's farm; Tarzan follows his trail.

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Hauptmann Fritz Schneider belongs to the German colonial force that burned Tarzan's bungalow and slaughtered his Waziri tribe, and he becomes one of the officers the ape-man hunts through the war-torn jungle. His fate is bound up with Tarzan's grim accounting of the men responsible for the raid, a reckoning that drives the novel's early movement. Though he commands soldiers and prisoners, he is ultimately powerless against a foe who moves through the trees like a beast.

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German and British officers
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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I: Murder and Pillage
German officer who led the attack on Tarzan's farm; Tarzan follows his trail.
II: The Lion's Cave
The terrified German officer is captured by Tarzan, subjected to a grueling march, and forced to face a starving lion in a rocky gulch.
In the German Lines
Previously trapped by Tarzan in a gulch with a starving lion; Tarzan finds the tree empty and the lion emaciated, suggesting Schneider may have fallen.
The Golden Locket
Tarzan learns that Schneider, the murderer of his wife, still lives and is the target of his vengeance.
VI: Vengeance and Mercy
The German officer who killed Tarzan's mate; is confronted and killed by Tarzan in Wilhelmstal after a fierce struggle.
When Blood Told
Slain by Tarzan; his death is recalled as part of Tarzan's vengeance.

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