# Before Adam — Character guide

> Key figures in Before Adam by Jack London.

- [Red-Eye](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/before_adam_se/characters/red_eye.md): A brutal and dominant ape-man who terrorizes the narrator's tribe.
- [Lop-Ear](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/before_adam_se/characters/lop_ear.md): A friend and fellow tribe member of the narrator, often hunted by Red-Eye.
- [The Swift One](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/before_adam_se/characters/the_swift_one.md): A swift and agile female of the narrator's tribe, a love interest.
- [Old Saber-Tooth](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/before_adam_se/characters/old_saber_tooth.md): A fearsome saber-toothed tiger that menaces the prehistoric characters.
- [The Chatterer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/before_adam_se/characters/the_chatterer.md): A talkative and nervous member of the narrator's tribe.
- [Old Marrow-Bone](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/before_adam_se/characters/old_marrow_bone.md): An elderly member of the tribe, often a source of wisdom or caution.
- [The Singing One](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/before_adam_se/characters/the_singing_one.md): A mysterious figure who communicates through song, possibly a spirit.
- [Broken-Tooth](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/before_adam_se/characters/broken_tooth.md): A rival ape-man with a broken tooth, often in conflict with the narrator.
- [The Fire People](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/before_adam_se/characters/the_fire_people.md): A more advanced group of humans who possess fire and tools.
- [Big-Tooth](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/before_adam_se/characters/big_tooth.md): A large and aggressive member of the narrator's tribe.
- [Crooked-Leg](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/before_adam_se/characters/crooked_leg.md): A small, injured child of the tribe who is cared for by others.
- [Big Face](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/before_adam_se/characters/big_face.md): A hairy-faced member of the narrator's tribe, possibly a leader.
- [The Hairless One](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/before_adam_se/characters/the_hairless_one.md): A strange, hairless human encountered by the tribe.
- [The Tree People](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/before_adam_se/characters/the_tree_people.md): A group of ape-like beings who live in trees and avoid the ground.
- [The Folk](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/before_adam_se/characters/the_folk.md): A generic term for the narrator's own tribe or people.
- [Long-Lip](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/before_adam_se/characters/long_lip.md): A minor member of the tribe with a distinctive long lip.

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