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Everything and a Kite
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Plot Summary of Everything and a Kite
"   Ray Romano tells his life story with humor; a style of writing seldom used in autobiographies. He reflects on such things as his twin boys, and how he hopes they aren't ugly."
Ben Noonan, Resident Scholar



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Plot
job/profession: - actor/actress
Job/profession/poverty story Yes
Period of greatest activity? - 1950+

Subject of Biography
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - actor/actress/producer
Age: - 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Biography of famous person? Yes
Ethnicity - White
Nationality - American (!)
How sensitive is this person? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 2 ()
United States Yes
The US: - California
Century: - near future

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Book makes you feel? - very happy
Is book humorous? Yes
If humorous, kind of humor - puns - eccentric personalities - slapstick - sarcastic/sardonic - gentle
Unusual Style: - a lot of flashback and forwards
How much dialogue in bio? - significantly more descript than dialog
A LOT of info about personal vices? Yes
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