Ape-man

But as many others such as Xisithrus and Ape-man have commented, why not just drop the distinction and call everyone humans, Americans, citizens or simply people.

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Too bad that in the 100 years since his creation, there still hasn't been enough cultural change to allow the balancing cultural images that would make the Ape-man merely entertainment instead of a deep and damaging statement of the secret need to believe "we" are better than "they."

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Upon the beach among the rocks beneath me were the Ape-man, the Hyena-swine, and several other of the Beast People, standing about Montgomery and Moreau.

The Island of Doctor Moreau Herbert George 2006

I have already described the Ape-man, and there was a particularly hateful (and evil-smelling) old woman made of vixen and bear, whom

The Island of Doctor Moreau Herbert George 2006

“Back to the House of Pain, the House of Pain, the House of Pain!” yelped the voice of the Ape-man, some twenty yards to the right.

The Island of Doctor Moreau Herbert George 2006

“None escape,” said the Ape-man, scratching his calf.

The Island of Doctor Moreau Herbert George 2006

None could laugh, though the Ape-man had a chattering titter.

The Island of Doctor Moreau Herbert George 2006

The last of the Beast People to arrive was the little Ape-man.

The Island of Doctor Moreau Herbert George 2006

“He has five fingers, he is a five-man like me,” said the Ape-man.

The Island of Doctor Moreau Herbert George 2006

Even the Ape-man lacked that inward sinuous curve of the back which makes the human figure so graceful.

The Island of Doctor Moreau Herbert George 2006