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Plot Summary of Don't Stand Too Close To A Naked Man
"*Don't Stand to Close to a Naked Man" is all about Tim Allen's boy hood memories and his growing pain troubles. This book shows readers an entire different side to the quirky “Tool Timer”. One chapter goes into detail about his time in prison and how it was the last place he thought you could find encouragement for stand-up comedy."
Jebediah, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Don't Stand Too Close To A Naked Man
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Plot
Job/profession/poverty story Yes
Story of entertainer? - TV Comedy Actor
Period of greatest activity? - 1950+

Subject of Biography
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - artist
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? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 9 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Midwest
Misc setting - prison
Century: - 1960's-1970's

Style
Person - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Is book humorous? Yes
If humorous, kind of humor - puns - eccentric personalities - Dry-cynical - slapstick - parody - satire - sarcastic/sardonic - surreal - metaphorical - gentle
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript. of nude males (the big P) - vague references - descript. of female anat. (the big B's) - descript. of female anat. (the big V)
Commentary on society? Yes
Commentary on - love/sex
Unusual Style: - a lot of play on words - a lot of flashback and forwards
Writer's slant towards subject: - neutral
If this is a kid's book: - Age 16-Adult
Pictures/Illustrations? - None
How much dialogue in bio? - mostly dialog
A LOT of info about personal vices? Yes
Lot of titilating info about love life? Yes
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 0-25% of book
How much is philosophy rather than life story? - 0-25% of book
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