Assignment On The Pigman

Pignati. More and more, Lorraine and John started to go over to the Pigmans house. They mostly went to the zoo, watched tv, and made jokes with each other. Eventually, John and Lorraine wanted to come clean with Mr. Pignati; they wanted to tell him the truth. John starts off saying “You’ve been so nice to us that we want to be honest with you.” (Zindel 101) This quote shows that John and Lorraine both cared about Mr. Pignati. They trusted the Pigman enough that they wanted to be honest with him. Since John does not have a good relationship with his family, it is important for John to be able to be honest with someone since he does not have any family support. Later, John and Lorraine go to visit Mr. Pignati in the hospital. When they are about to give the house keys to the Pigman, he refuses to take them and says “ You keep them”...”Maybe you’ll want to watch some television or have some more chocolate ants.” (Zindel 115) This shows that Mr. Pignati trusts John and Lorraine with his house. Being able to trust is one of the main things young adults need to sustain a good relationship with others, and Mr. Pignati trusts them. This shows that not only John and Lorraine trust him, the Pigman trusts them as well. Although John does not have a good relationship with his parents at home, he is able to keep an adult with relationship with Mr.

The boys try to create structure as part of their goal to survive. Piggy, a passive, intelligent, and rational young man is an asset to the group; however, the group does not embrace Piggy because the boys can not see past his outer appearance of being fat and wearing glasses. Instead, the group treats Piggy like an outcast.

From the beginning the third pig showed responsibility in the material he chose to build his house out of, and continued to show

The pigs are a recurring topic in Lord of the Flies. Jack however, is deeply connected to them. Jack is a character who enjoys living on the island with no rules, leading his hunters and exploring. He shows up with almost a built-in leadership ability, yet the leadership falls into Ralph's hands. Jack tries to assert himself with the control of his hunters, wants to kill pigs to eat, yet he has this internal conflict where he is unable to kill one, yet he maintains honor by saying he will kill it ‘ next time’. This struggle between Jack and the death of the pigs link into his struggle with leadership. He cannot take control or fool the boys into believing he knows how to lead. The brunt of the smarts are on the shoulders of Piggy.Jack and Piggy have two personalities that aren’t compatible, Jack becomes aggressive and angry when

John shows a willingness to change his ways and attempt to resolve conflicts that have arose between him and his family. As John evaluates his relationships, he is able to admit to his own fault and understands his need to change if he wishes to stay apart of his family. While debating going to the event, John analyzes how “he was too preoccupied with other things to pay much heed to the boys activities.” Because of this, John feels a wash of guilt and figures “he owed it to the boy.” During the event, John tries to keep good intentions and is “anxious to create a good impression for the sake of the boy.” His effort to change and become a better person and father is clear. He is no longer looking for an outlet for his blame and know understands and thinks to himself, “No, it’s your fault. It’s always been your fault.” His acceptance of his fault is the first step in trying to change his ways in order to better his relationship with his

Pignati. They bring stolen flowers for Mr. Pignati, and tell him they have locked up his house for him until he gets home. Mr. Pignati proceeds to tell John and Lorraine to keep the keys and make themselves feel at home at his house. That night, Lorraine and John had dinner at Mr. Pignati’s, dressed up in old clothes of Mr. Pignati and his wife, Conchetta. In the moment, John and Lorraine kiss. Later in the week, John and Lorraine decide to clean the house because they know Mr. Pignati was coming home soon. Due to his lack of proficiency in cleaning and his infantile behavior though, John decides to throw a party, inviting only their most “intimate friends”. At first Lorraine did not agree to the idea, but she then agrees and helps prepare by making hors d'oeuvres to serve at the party. Unexpectedly, the party begins to get out of hand, and the small guest list swells to a larger number as the party continues. Not only did a great number of uninvited people arrive, but Norton also showed up. Aware of Norton’s attentions John keeps a close eye on him. Even with the close monitoring of John, Norton manages to slip away, and attempts to steal an oscilloscope, but John catches him. Angry that Norton was stealing Mr. Pignati’s possessions, John and Norton get into a fight, but Norton escapes into the pig collection room. Still trying to find valuable to steal, Norton smashes the pig collection in search of money. In the midst of it all, Mr. Pignati returns home early to find a wreckage that he called home and his cherished pig collection smashed. Police come to break up the party, and end up taking John and Lorraine home. When the police car is about to pull away from the house, Lorraine asks if Mr. Pignati is okay. One policeman replys that Mr. Pignati was last seen crying

“I felt for a pulse … but there was nothing.” “I knew he was gone but I didn’t even get to say good-bye.” This is a hard one to understand. But John at the end of the book was thankful for being with Mr. Piganti for his last few minutes on the earth. Finding a dollar on the ground, Getting 200 followers on instagram, etc.

In chapter eight of the Pigman Lorraine Jensen, one of the main characters, describes a great deal about Mr. Pignati, her feelings about love, her mother, a bum at the ferry house, Mr. Pignati in the mall, and the rest of their trip in the mall. First she narrates her thought on Conchetta’s death. This leads her to think about what it would be like to lose a spouse. She thinks this is why her mother is so bitter. After she’s done at Mr. Pignati’s she goes home and talks with her mother. Her mother assigns chores for her to do the next day while she’s at work. Lorraine gets done with plenty of time to meet them at the ferry house. After the ferry house they get on the subway to go Beekman’s. Mr. Pignati is excited when they arrive at Beekman’s.

John is known as a frequent drinker and smoker, both of which are habits considered harmful to one’s health. Lorraine attempts constantly to persuade John to put his harmful habits to a halt. Lorraine states, “I tried to explain how dangerous it was, particularly smoking, and even went to the trouble of finding a case history similar to his [John’s] in a book by Sigmund Freud” (Zindel 8). She also contradicts his bad habit of trickery. John states that the two should go to Mr. Pignati’s and collect ten dollars from him, which he believes is going to a charitable cause, as a telephone prank led to the creation of a faux “L and J Fund.” Lorraine retorts, “‘I’ve been thinking, and I’ve decided we’d definitely better not.’” (18). This piece of dialogue expresses that Lorraine is actively trying to dissuade John from completing subterfuge. Therefore, by Lorraine, a close companion of John’s, discouraging John from both swindling and smoking is proof that he exhibits the asset of Positive Peer

Chapter 9: There is a darker side to Norton according to John. This chapter shows the true persona of Norton, and John also speaks of more emotional issues that are ongoing in his life. The “Dear Alice” article was put into their book because it reminds him of what Norton was before he became a monster and a criminal. Norton also interrogates John and wonders why they visit the Pigman and wants to rob him and sell whatever he owns. John isn’t happy with what Norton is doing, so he threatens and teases him up to the point where he stops with his threats. John says he has been in his brothers showdown his entire life, his family doesn’t tolerate him, his family doesn’t treat him as he should, he also clams he likes the Pigman because the Pigman is the one who fills the void of a loving parent and treats John with kindness and respect unlike his parents, and John lastly states he would kill Norton if he did anything to Mr. Pignati because Mr. Pignati is a very important person in his life who he loves.

While reading The Pigman, I found myself connecting with several of the novel’s themes quite well and, although I can’t say I grew with the characters as the pages went by, I can say that the book is a great read for someone grieving as the book deals quite a bit with death. By the completion of The Pigman, Lorraine and John are well acquainted with the reality of death and have shown the reader different methods of coping when a person in your life has passed. As expressed in the book, we all have ways of dealing with death and we sometimes create ways of escaping or denying the truth. This statement is true for for all three main characters, but especially for Mr. Pignati. He was living in denial about the death of his wife,

In the book of The Pigman there were many main characters, John and Lorraine are just two, they explain how their life and Mr. Pignati’s life is, that is how they find that there is a strong bond between him and them. John and Lorraine are just ordinary teens that can be very rebellious, but along the way they get to meet a really nice guy, Mr. Pignati, they got to know him and eventually they started going to the zoo with each other many times a week to see an ape, named Bobo. Mr. Pignati began buying them things to show his appreciation towards them. He was still in a grieving state of mind when they were starting to get to know Mr. Pignati, his wife had ended up passing away, but he was sticking to the story of his wife being on a very long

This story is full of symbolism and themes. In my opinion, one of the main reasons The Pigman should be taught/read in schools is the many themes it contains. A theme in the story is parents deeply influence their kids. Therefore, they need to be careful with what they say and/or do around their children. The first piece of evidence is from John and his parents."I'd go through my beer drinking performance for everyone, and they laugh their heads off. It was about the only thing I ever did to get any attention." (John pg 94) Bore, John's dad, encouraged it, therefore John grew up drinking. Another key piece of evidence is Lorraine's mother. Not only does she lie and steal, but she talks very low of men. She taught Lorraine that they're all the

In the Pigman, Lorraine's mom, Mrs. Jenson, only cares about herself and not others. If fact, Lorraine said, “‘Of course he dies. I told his daughter two days ago he wasn’t going to last a week…”(Zindel 46). This shows that Mrs. Jenson does not care for her patients. She only cares about the money that she gets. Also, she does not like any guys because of her husband's disappearance when Lorraine was born. In comparison, John’s father, Bore, teaches John bad habits like drinking and smoking. Also, his mom always say, “‘John, your disturbing your father”(Zindel 95). This proves how John’s parents do not care for anyone else but themselves. Even though they had parents, they were never there when John and Lorraine needed their

The pigs as shown above in the picture with glowing green snouts are genetically engineered animals known as transgenic animals. Canadian council on animal care (CCAC) defines transgenic animal as “an animal in which there has been a deliberate modification of its genome”1.