Straw Man is an adaptation of the Canadian memoir and story of Jacob Roth's battle with anorexia. Straw Man is an adaptation of the Canadian memoir and story of Jacob Roth's battle with anorexia. Straw Man is an adaptation of the Canadian memoir and story of Jacob Roth's battle with anorexia. Straw Man is an adaptation of the Canadian memoir and story of Jacob Roth's battle with anorexia.