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* YourSizeMayVary: Usually, The Man stands about the size of John's head in height. However, this trope is played straight at times, such as during their huge argument on Day 4. With no explanation, The Man goes from being significantly smaller than John's head is in one illustration, to significantly taller by comparison in the next, all while both characters are seen directly across from each other.
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When these two yell at each other about art and sports in the book, the text is in all-caps.
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* FailedASpotCheck / DidntThinkThisThrough: The Man reveals that he secretly spent Christmas at John's house and loved the turkey and Christmas pudding ("no health muck then!"). He failed to anticipate that the family would eat healthier food the rest of the year.
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* FailedASpotCheck / DidntThinkThisThrough: The Man reveals that he secretly spent Christmas at John's house and loved the turkey and Christmas pudding ("no health muck then!"). He may have failed to anticipate that the family would eat healthier food the rest of the year.
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* {{God}}: The Man likes to pray sometimes, to sing hymns, and to read the Bible. When John wonders what do with the Man, the Man angrily asks the boy if God is who he thinks he is.
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* {{God}}: The Man likes to pray sometimes, to sing hymns, and to read the Bible. When John wonders what to do with the Man, the Man angrily asks the boy if God is who he thinks he is.is God.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: The Man, for all of his behavior as such, does have a point when he suggests that John took him in and cared for him not out of kindness, but because he is small and a novelty (which is what he says children really care about), like a pet.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: The Man, for all of his behavior as such, such leaning towards the jerk territory, does have a point when he suggests that John took him in and cared for him not out of kindness, but because he is small and a novelty (which is what he says children really care about), like a pet.
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* ManipulativeBastard: The Man acts like one, at least; he knows how to exploit his size and get what he wants. John even points this out. Several times the Man starts sobbing while they are arguing, only to immediately perk up again when John backs down and apologises.
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* ManipulativeBastard: The Man acts like one, at least; least: he knows how to exploit his size and get what he wants. John even points this out. Several times the Man starts sobbing while they are arguing, only to immediately perk up again when John backs down and apologises.apologizes.
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* MinimalistCast: There are only four speaking characters.
* MisanthropeSupreme: The Man dislikes vegetarians, health food, foreigners, wine drinkers, art, stories, films, and even human beings as a whole - at least when he feels riled up and discriminated against.
* MysteriousPast: Very few details are revealed about the Man, like where he came from or how many of his kind exist.
* MisanthropeSupreme: The Man dislikes vegetarians, health food, foreigners, wine drinkers, art, stories, films, and even human beings as a whole - at least when he feels riled up and discriminated against.
* MysteriousPast: Very few details are revealed about the Man, like where he came from or how many of his kind exist.
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* MinimalistCast: There are only four speaking characters.characters, with the other two being John's parents.
* MisanthropeSupreme: The Man dislikes vegetarians, health food, foreigners, wine drinkers, art, stories, films, and even human beings as a whole - at least claiming so when he feels riled up and discriminatedagainst.
against, citing humans as "great big monsters barging about bashing up the world".
* MysteriousPast: Very few details are revealed about the Man, like where he came from or how many of his kindexist.exist, and even then, it's left ambiguous.
* MisanthropeSupreme: The Man dislikes vegetarians, health food, foreigners, wine drinkers, art, stories, films, and even human beings as a whole - at least claiming so when he feels riled up and discriminated
* MysteriousPast: Very few details are revealed about the Man, like where he came from or how many of his kind
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--> '''The Man''': Sissy!
--> '''John''': Dumbo!
--> '''John''': Dumbo!
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--> '''The Man''': Sissy!
SISSY!
--> '''John''':Dumbo!DUMBO!
--> '''John''':
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--> '''TheMan:''' You said I'd got the perfect alibi, remember? No one knows I exist! So, watch it, boy. You are "at risk"!!
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--> '''TheMan:''' '''The Man:''' You said I'd got the perfect alibi, remember? No one knows I exist! So, watch it, boy. You are "at risk"!!
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--> '''TheMan:''' You said I'd got the perfect alibi, remember? No one knows I exist! So, watch it, boy. You are "at risk"!!
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* NobodyPoops: Averted here, as one of the first things the Man does is have a pee. He later asks for a sheet of toilet paper and they discuss what his lavatorial arrangements will be.
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It was later released as an audiobook, with Creator/MichaelPalin voicing the title character. It was adapted into an Afternoon Play for BBC Radio 4 in 2006, with Creator/BernardCribbins in the title role.
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It was later released as an audiobook, with Creator/MichaelPalin voicing the title character. It was adapted into an Afternoon Play for BBC Radio 4 in 2006, with featuring Creator/BernardCribbins in the title role.
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* ActorAllusion: In the 2006 adaptation, the Man was voiced by Creator/BernardCribbins. This wasn't the first time that Cribbins played a [[Series/FawltyTowers demanding and argumentative guest.]]
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A 12-year-old boy named John wakes up one morning and finds a [[LittlePeople tiny man]] in his bedroom. Known only as Man, he insists on staying, so John spends the next few days grudgingly waiting on his new guest. The Man is opinionated, messy, demanding, quick to get into arguments, [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative, and intolerant at his worst]], with a fondness for specific brands of [[PickyEater tea bags, milk, bread and especially marmalade]].
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A 12-year-old boy named John wakes up one morning and finds a [[LittlePeople [[{{Lilliputians}} tiny man]] in his bedroom. Known only as Man, he insists on staying, so John spends the next few days finds himself grudgingly waiting on taking care of his new guest. The Man is opinionated, messy, demanding, quick to get into arguments, [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative, and intolerant at his worst]], with a fondness for specific brands of [[PickyEater tea bags, milk, bread and especially marmalade]].
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* {{Bowdlerise}}: The BBC adaptation removes the Man's remark: "so the wogs begin at the front door do they?"
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* AdaptedOut: John's father does not appear in the BBC adaptation. Instead, he just lives with his mother.
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It was later released as an audiobook, with Creator/MichaelPalin voicing the title character.
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It was later released as an audiobook, with Creator/MichaelPalin voicing the title character. It was adapted into an Afternoon Play for BBC Radio 4 in 2006, with Creator/BernardCribbins in the title role.
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* ObfuscatingDisability: There are signs that the Man is not as helpless as he appears. When John refuses to lift him down from the windowsill, he climbs down by himself.
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* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: John starts to feel this way about the Man. [[spoiler:But he's still upset when the Man suddenly leaves.]]
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* PottyEmergency: The Man claims that wholemeal bread "gives me the trots".
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* FailedASpotCheck / DidntThinkThisThrough: The Man reveals that he secretly spent Christmas at John's house and loved the turkey and Christmas pudding. He failed to anticipate that the family would eat "health muck" the rest of the year.
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* FailedASpotCheck / DidntThinkThisThrough: The Man reveals that he secretly spent Christmas at John's house and loved the turkey and Christmas pudding. pudding ("no health muck then!"). He failed to anticipate that the family would eat "health muck" healthier food the rest of the year.
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* FailedASpotCheck / DidntThinkThisThrough: The Man reveals that he secretly spent Christmas at John's house and loved the turkey and Christmas pudding. He failed to anticipate that the family would eat "health muck" the rest of the year.
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* Determinator: Whenever one of the Man's demands is met with a "no", he just keeps asking until he gets his way.
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* Determinator: {{Determinator}}: Whenever one of the Man's demands is met with a "no", he just keeps asking until he gets his way.
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* Determinator: Whenever one of the Man's demands is met with a "no", he just keeps asking until he gets his way.
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* ManipulativeBastard: The Man acts like one, at least; he knows how to exploit his size and get what he wants. John even points this out.
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* ManipulativeBastard: The Man acts like one, at least; he knows how to exploit his size and get what he wants. John even points this out. Several times the Man starts sobbing while they are arguing, only to immediately perk up again when John backs down and apologises.
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* BigWhat: This is the Man's reaction when John asks if he's a fairy.
