Pig Tale And The Pig Tales

One story that can be directly compared across cultures is The Three Little Pigs, originating in England, where it was first printed in the 1840s, but the story dates back much further. In the original English version, the first two little pigs are devoured by the big bad wolf, who is finally outwitted by the last pig who lures the wolf down the chimney into a pot of boiling water. The Japanese version, however, ends with the same fate for the wolf, but differs greatly in how the wolf reaches that fate. Unlike the English version where the third pig outwits the wolf on his own, the Japanese version tells of how the first two pigs escaped their flimsy homes and worked together with the third little pig to defeat the wolf.

Many times in a story what the main characters say can reflect their personality and lifestyle. This is shown effectively in the memorial epic by Paul Zindel, The Pigman. Throughout this stunningly truthful story, John and Lorraine consistently say things that show just what type of people they are.

Have you ever read a love poem that starts with the downs of a relationship? The hidden parts, those scary truths that hides behind a beautiful and wonderful relationship? Some say that it is exactly those secrets that keeps a relationship going. Join me on this journey to learn and know why the “Pig Song” is a beautiful love poem.

How can people be so similar and different at the same time? In the novel The Pigman by Paul Zindel both the protagonists John and Lorraine have different characteristics. John and Lorraine are both best friends who are sophomores in high school. Although they are very close friends, they have different personalities. At the beginning of the Novel, John is more of a troublesome kid, whereas Lorraine is calm, sensitive and compassionate.

"Duties Done", a piece from The Pig that Wants to Be Eaten, explores the difference between a fulfilled promise and an unfulfilled one. "Duties Done" is a short story about four characters, Hew, Drew, Lou, and Sue. The family all promised their mother that they would regularly write letting her know how everything was going during their expedition around the world. It is here where the question arises of whether the children actually kept their promise. Even though they promised frequent written updates on their travels, none of them actually arrived and their mother never received any updates. Though each child did write to their mom, Lou and Sue were the only children whom actually made a sincere effort to fulfill the promise to their mother.

Imagine being stuck on an island with unknown boys and being bullied. Also, being that one person who no one listens to. This was Piggy. In the Lord of the Flies, Golding represents this character as an outcast, logical, and as the person who reminds everyone to keep the civilization. These repetitions will lead to the conclusion to why the author’s purpose was for Piggy to be the adult voice of reason, and why this symbol represents that he is the adult like figure on the island.

The Pigman by Paul Zindel is a touching book written with proficiency from the point of view of two teenagers writing about their involvement with a man they nicknamed “The Pigman” before his death, soon after the events towards the end of the book. John is a rebellious boy who smokes, drinks, acts like an ingrate to his parents and often prevaricates, but has hidden compassion for others. Lorraine is a shy, anxiety-ridden girl who became good friends with John when they were younger.

The definition of an hero is a person who struggles against evil for what is right. In most literature the villain embodies the evil that the hero is struggling against. The hero most often is the person who is struggling against. In the beginning of the book Jack clearly did not enjoy Piggy’s presence as proven when Jack snapped at Piggy when he was telling them the names of the boy around them. Jack was originally alright with Ralph but he never liked Piggy. From the beginning of the book this is is already setting up the classic format of having the villain mark the hero as the enemy at the beginning. Jack was not only against Piggy for the beginning of the book “I got the conch– Jack turned fiercely You shut up!” (pg. 42) this show that Piggy is still struggling against Jack the villain of the novel trying to withhold Piggy form speaking reason to the people of the island. Jack does not only insult him but he has malicious intents towards Piggy. “He took a step, and able at last to hit someone, stuck his fist into Piggy’s stomach”(pg 75) Jack could of chose to lash out at Ralph but instead he went towards Piggy because although he and Ralph may bump heads they are still friends but Piggy is his enemy.

The death of a child is truly heartbreaking and a devastating experience. Some of the immediate emotions following the death are grief, shock, denial, and pain. In the year of 1954, a plane of British schoolboys, crashed onto a remote, deserted island. Thankfully, none were hurt to our knowledge, except the pilot. These boys remained strong and survived such obstacles that not even us adults can imagine. Unfortunately, after speaking with the survivors we learned that there were three deaths--Simon, Piggy, and a boy whose name is unknown, but has been described to have a “mulberry birthmark.” The obituaries for the boys:

Piggy is an intelligent, but vulnerable character who gets bullied by other boys on the island. When Ralph is telling the boys that rescuing will come shortly, Piggy reminds him, “Nobody knows where we are. We may be here a long time,”(34). Ralph and the other boys are too naive and close-minded about their predicament; they easily believed that they will be rescued soon. However, Piggy is not easily deceived; he knows that it’ll take time and hard work to escape the island. Although Piggy is physically weak, his knowledge and intelligence benefit Ralph from making poor decisions. He is different from the other boys from the island as he acts more like an adult and tries to educate them. Although Piggy is knowledgeable and wise, he’s also weak

So today I was yelling at Jack and some the other hunters joined in because they were getting sick of him too. We made Jack feel humiliated and angry. I didn’t think that this would happen..but Jack hit me!!! I understand that he was mad but he had no right to hit me. My specs flew off, and a lens broke. Does Jack not understand that I NEED my specs to see?! It was bad enough that I was hit, but then Jack thought it would be funny to mock me too. I really didn’t think it was and I wanted to cry, but everyone else thought it was

The Pigman is about John, and Lorraine making, an unlikely friend. It starts off telling how John is a rebel like person, and how Lorraine is a more serious person. John and Lorraine first met on the back of the bus, soon after that they became best friends. One night John and Lorraine went over to Dennis’ house and began prank calling and it was Lorraine’s turn and she just so happened to pick Mr. Pignati. Mr. Angelo Pignati was a nice old man who thought that he would just be donating to a charity, but what he did not know was he was going to make good friends. He invited the two in and they asked if he had a wife and he said that he did, but she was in California visiting his sister. So when it came time for him to donate Lorraine did not

In the book The Pigman, Lorraine and John become friends at school. They set up a plan to go to Mr. Pignati’s house and act as charity workers to get money from him. Mr. Pignati is very nice, but lonely. He takes John and Lorraine to the zoo, and shares many things with them. He even shows them his collection of ceramic pigs that started as a joke with his wife. They nickname him the “Pigman”. They learn that he has a baboon at the zoo that he calls his friend, and his name is Bobo. John and Lorraine grow very close to Mr. Pignati. He spends money on them on items such as food, gifts, and roller skates. After learning that his wife had died, John and Lorraine feel guilty, and admit that they aren’t really charity workers. To cheer him up,

The story tells of a curious elephant, who has a short nose that is bitten and stretched by an alligator, creating the long trunk elephants have today. This e-book provides the option for the reader to read the book to himself/ herself or for the book to be read by a narrator. In this e-book, the narrator reads the story clearly and fluently. The narrator uses inflection in his voice to express the personality of the different characters. The narration begins on each page, when the reader swipes to flip each page on the nook.

“ We have to try and find the others, they must be somewhere” Ruth said nothing in response, she just watched the waves of the endless ocean crash on the white sand. Piggy watched her and pleaded again. “ How many of us are there?”