If the bold sentence is in fact As he tells the story he never smiles, and he never frowns",then it is most likely the human foible due to it being an interesting characteristic. We can also determine this answer through process of elimination if we know the meaning of hyperbole, and "funny name".
Hyperbole is an exaggeration and is not normally meant to be serious, and in the case of your summary, I believe this line is meant to be taken serious. This doesn't seem to be a funny name reference, so your only option is human foible.
Answer:
Hah this was a little weird to answer but~
Explanation:
This illustrates men can be pervs sometimes. A man can kidnap a woman, r--e or do other things to her. A man can take her v card. Money, or purse. Sorry for the weird answer its late, and thats the only thing I could think of, I have answered so many questions innthe past half an hour.
