Planet of the Apes story
Astronaut Leo Davidson crash-landing on a planet inhabited by intelligent apes. The apes treat humans as slaves, but with the help of an ape named Ari, Leo starts a rebellion.
14 total · 4 major · 10 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ape-like being | major | There were sentient apes. |
| ethnic hatred | major | Apes hated Humans and vice versa. |
| genocide | major | The senator gave General Thade the authority to declare martial law and exterminate all Humans. |
| slavery | major | The apes enslaved the Humans. |
| animal cruelty | minor | There was a "human rights" movement akin to the animal rights movement. |
| creationism | minor | The apes had a creation myth that God breathed live into the first ape Semos. |
| endangered species | minor | Leo explained that on Earth the only remaining apes were in zoos because of habitat destruction. |
| father and daughter | minor | Karubi and Daena. The senator and Ari. |
| father and son | minor | General Thade's father told him how apes were the slaves of Humans in the distant past. |
| multi-species civilization | minor | Chimps, gorillas, and orangutans all evolved to be intelligent ans shared power. |