The American is eventually forced to assume another man""s identity (George Kaplan, a non-existent US agent), while confronted with murder, mayhem, a world of spies and counterspies, a domineering and unbelieving mother, and an untrustworthy, mysterious blonde,femme fatalelover.He vicariously envies her zest for life and simultaneously cools her off, expressing his fear of marrying her:How could I help loving you - you who have all the passion for life that I lack? But that kind of love isn""t enough o make a successful marriage for two people who are as different as we are." Ursus continued his speech, claiming that the vast barren area of the Forbidden Zone (closed for centuries and ravaged by humans) was now inhabited by unknowns - its productive "feeding grounds" would provide the apes with a new replenishing food source if it was conquered: "It is our holy duty to put our feet upon it, to enter it, to put the mark of our guns and our wheels, and our flags upon it.in NYC) at 12 noon, on a cold March 6, 1923.Thousands watched from Greeley Square Park, across from Gimbel""s Dept.Store, as he was about to reach the top but slipped and fell to his death on the sidewalk below.He died shortly later after being taken to Bellevue Hospital.In the wake of his death in April 1923, the NY city council outlawed "street exhibitions of a foolhardy character in climbing the outer walks of buildings by human beings.