Should The Pigman Be Taught/Read In Schools?

The book is filled with dark, gruesome moments. Moments that leave the reader with a destroyed faith in humanity. At surface value this is all true, but after looking deeper into the book many values are present. These value pertain to societal change and conformity. In the book, Piggy is the stereotypical fat boy with the glasses. The book portrays Piggy to be the victim of the society the boys have established on their small island. Despite what he has been through, Piggy makes an effort to contribute to the society the boys have built. The book says, “Piggy was … so full of pride in his contribution to the good of society … that he helped to fetch wood.” (Golding 186). The book also contains values of conformity for the better. The book tells of Jack who became upset with the tribe. He decides that he will break away from the tribe and invites everyone but Ralph to join him. One by one all the boys follow Jack to restart their society; leaving Ralph behind. The boys in the new tribe began to succeed more while Ralph begins to struggle. If Jack did not break away, then that success would have been

Without cloudy days the sun wouldn’t be appreciated as much. In Lord of The Flies, the character Piggy acts as a foil to Ralph, the main character, to accentuate how great a leader he is. This is shown through their appearances, how they interact with each other, and the state they are in by the end of the novel. The relationship the two share illuminates the the meaning the book’s meaning that / a person has to be the best to survive in society or lack thereof. / a person can’t have to many flaws otherwise You need to stay civilized to survive. Only the best of the best can survive in society.

"Piggy saw the smile and misinterpreted it as friendliness. There had grown up tacitly among the biguns the opinion that Piggy was an outsider, not only by accent, which did not matter, but by fat, and ass-mar, and specs, and a certain disinclination for manual labour." (Golding 68)

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.

Piggy, though not the most memorable in The Lord of the Flies, resonated the most whilst reading this book. Piggy is the stereotypical nerdy kid who seems to be perpetually bullied, even when he is on a deserted island. He has pinkish skin with glasses and asthma with a belly that ate perhaps too much candy from his aunt’s candy shop. While Piggy is almost useless physically, he is very strong mentally, and proves this when he formulates the idea of the conch, but is too weak to blow into it and call everyone. Piggy seems socially awkward, as if he hasn’t spent much times with his fellow peers and rather passed the time with the adults in this life. We see this when Piggy frequently parrots his aunt’s advice such as “My auntie told me not to run… on account of my

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.

John finds in the Pigman something so much-needed by him and so denied by his own parents that he finds it hard not to change.This is because John does not get along with his parents, especially his father, who he calls the "Bore."One major source of friction between John and his dad is John's dream of becoming an actor. When John tries to tell his father that he doesn't want to wear a suit and carry an attaché case, and repeatedly says, "I want to be me," his dad ignores and discourages his dreams, and says to him "Thank God Kenneth isn't a lunatic" (7). (Kenneth, John's brother, works with his father at the Coffee Exchange, and his parents consider him nothing short of perfectly.) Also, John's mother is, he tells us, a

A point of view is a position in which the story is being told, but did you know that there is two point of views in The Three Little Pigs and The True Story of the Three Little pigs? The two stories have views changed by how the author tells them. In the story of the pigs it’s in third person, but in the wolf’s view he just wants sugar and see’s them as a snack so it’s first person. The story of “The Three Little Pigs” and “The True story of the Three Little pigs” have different point of views that help the readers understanding of the wolf.

A very popular book that is also one of the banned books in schools is “Of Mice and Men”, by John Steinbeck. Recently, there has been debates on whether or not students should be able to read it in school because of its ending. Some parents believe the ending is a justification of murder, but is it really? After reading the book, I believe George wasn’t justified in shooting Lennie.

“Are you crazy? Fahrenheit 451 should not be banned! This is an astonishing novel, written by the ingenious author, Ray Bradbury. He is the one who wrote the novel with so many beneficial, underlying messages, which happen to be true about our lives and even more so about our society. It offers so much more than what you think”, I disagreed as I interjected the outraged crowd of opinionated individuals, who protested outside of the Wheatfield Public Library. As most in this community can tell, the banning of Fahrenheit 451 has caused a tremendous outbreak within the people, and it has caused for everyone to either choose to encourage the banning of Fahrenheit 451 or to oppose it. As a definite result, I am against the banning of Fahrenheit 451, and it is not just for pity reasons. I am opposing the banning for so much more than that. My first reason to oppose the banning is that so many people think the theme of this book is about rebelling, which this is not the case. Instead, the theme is about having the courage to make a drastic change within yourself and society because you solely believe it is right no matter what the consequences are. Even from the quotes you find within the book, you can tell the progress that Montag makes towards change, and from those quotes are not signs of destruction. It is signs of self-assessment and coming to reality to admit he needs to make the transformation in his life for the better of him and those of his society. From this underlying

Lorraine's cage is her mother saying that she is not beautiful; and Mr.Pignati's is the grief of his recently deceased wife. Through their friendship they help each other come out of their cages like Mr.Pignati complimenting on Lorraines appearance and how he appreciates John for who he is. John and Lorraine also help Mr.Pignati by having fun with him and helping him forget about his dead wife. They can only help each other for so long though after the party that John and Lorraine throw Lorraine is back in her cage from the constant remarks her mother makes and the disappointment. John is also back in his cage because he is now looked down upon from his parents for the party and his father had higher expectations for him. Mr.Pignati is also back in his cage, after finding out that John and Lorraine had betrayed him by throwing a party without his permission and smashing his collection of pigs, he is back in a depression that is the worst it has ever been. The author also uses the monkeys in the zoo to describe their relationship. There are three monkeys in particular in the zoo that just keep on hugging each other. "We must have looked just like three monkeys. The Pigman, John, and me three funny little monkeys" (Zindel, 8). Most of the symbolism happens in the zoo; which is a very important place for the pigman.

The book To Kill A Mockingbird is constantly being criticized by parents whose children read the book. One parent whose child went to a Virginia school said, “This is great literature. But there [are so many] racial slurs in there and offensive wording that you can’t get past that” (Hooton). This is seen when Cecil Jacobs calls Atticus a “Nigger lover” when on the playground with Scout (Lee 74). In To Kill A Mockingbird, parents have found ample reasons to not want their children reading the book. These include, multiple racial remarks, along with profanity (Kean). Some may argue that the use of this is inappropriate for some to read. This is seen as a parental choice. Parents should be able to decide if their child is mature enough to read

“What is literature but the expression of moods by the vehicle of symbol and incident.” - William Yeats. Literature all over the world uses mood and tone to help create a setting and move the story along. This can be portrayed in different ways, one of which is figurative language and symbolism. In the stories The Pigman by Paul Zindel and “Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe” the authors use figurative language to create tone and build mood in their stories.

Visualize growing up with a drunken father. Imagine having to clean up every mess he made and dealing with the anger of his drunken state. Place yourself in Martyn Pig's shoes and experience what he had to go through on the regular. He was forced to grow up with a father who only used him as a ticket to a buzz. Martyn Pig was a victim. Even pushing his at home issues aside and out of the picture, he was still bullied ruthlessly by the other students at his school. Martyn Pig is a victim and has gone through unnecessary stages in his life no child should ever have to experience.

Bernard writes about how John is so different from everyone else in a letter. He mentions that the John “‘refuses to take soma, and seems much distressed because the woman Linda, his [mother], remains permanently on holiday… the Savage frequently goes to see her and appears to be much attracted to her-an interesting example of the way in which early conditioning can be made to modify and even run counter to natural impulses”(Huxley 160-161). John, referred to as the Savage, contrasts from everyone in the new world. Bernard mentions that all of John’s problems could be fixed if he is conditioned to repulse his natural instinct. John and Piggy are outcasts in contrastive ways. On the other hand, Piggy is an outsider for different reasons. The other boys believe that “Piggy [is] an outsider, not only by accent, which did not matter, but by fat, and ass-mar, and specs, and a certain disinclination for manual labor”(Golding 65). Piggy is seen as different from the other boys on the island. He is often ridiculed for these differences. This makes him an outcast because the boys develop a