Planet of the Apes story
An astronaut crew who crash-lands on a strange planet in the distant future. Although the planet appears desolate at first, the surviving crew members stumble upon a society in which apes have evolved into creatures with human- like intelligence and speech. The apes have assumed the role of the dominant species and humans are mute creatures wearing animal skins.
14 total · 7 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ape-like being | major | Chimps, gorillas, and orangutans all evolved to be intelligent ans shared power on a planet that was thought by Human astronauts to be a world distant from Earth. |
| apostacy | major | Zira and Cornelius were indited as heretics for their view on simian evolution. |
| creationism | major | A talking Human according to simian theology and the religious authorities tried to suppress knowledge of Taylor and Cornelius' theory that apes evolved from people. |
| displacement by a rising new species | major | Apes had supplanted Humans as the dominant species on Earth. |
| faith vs. science | major | Zira and Cornelius were prosecuted as heretics for their subversive view on simian evolution. Dr. Zaius insisted that there was no conflict between faith and science. |
| heresy | major | Zira and Cornelius were indited as heretics for their view on simian evolution. |
| nuclear holocaust | major | Chimps, gorillas, and orangutans succeeded Humans as the dominant creatures on the Earth after Humans annihilated themselves in a nuclear war. |
| animal testing | minor | The chimp doctors were performing experimental brain surgery on humans to advance simian science. |
| engaged couple | minor | Zira and Cornelius. |
| hominid evolution | minor | Chimps, gorillas, and orangutans evolved to become intelligent. Cornelius had a theory that Apes evolved from Humans. |