Harry Walker (played by James Franco) is a protagonist in The Ape.
Harry Walker is a frustrated human-resources employee and family man who leaves his family home to write in solitude. His plans collapse when an ape becomes his roommate, encouraging reckless impulses that damage his work, affair, and personal life. After his story is rejected and he feels isolated, Harry attacks the ape and is strangled. The Ape (played by Brian Lally) appears in The Ape.
The Ape is Harry's foul-mouthed, Hawaiian shirt-wearing Gorilla roommate, who unexpectedly disrupts Harry's attempt to write in isolation. He constantly comments on life, love, and animal magnetism, pushing Harry toward more carnal behavior. Although the two grow closer, the Ape contributes to Harry's collapse and ultimately strangles him after Harry attacks.
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Characters
Harry Walker
(played by James Franco) — protagonist
Harry Walker is a frustrated human-resources employee and family man who leaves his family home to write in solitude. His plans collapse when an ape becomes his roommate, encouraging reckless impulses...
The Ape
(played by Brian Lally) — supporting
The Ape is Harry's foul-mouthed, Hawaiian shirt-wearing Gorilla roommate, who unexpectedly disrupts Harry's attempt to write in isolation. He constantly comments on life, love, and animal magnetism, p...
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Harry Walker → The Ape
(Alliance Roommate)
Story Analysis
A frustrated writer's pursuit of solitude is transformed into professional collapse, isolation, and fatal violence by an intrusive ape roommate.
