The Pigman

John and lorraine are directly responsible for Mr. Pignati’s death because the L&J fund involved him into doing activities he should not be doing, They put a lot of stress on Mr. Pignati by destroying his house and taking him to see Bobo after he died, also after his heart attack he should have been resting but they pushed him to do more.

When Lori and Jeanette are growing older, they decide they want to move to New York City to start a new life, away from their parents. Lori and Jeanette get jobs and begin to earn money. They hide their earnings from their parents in a piggy bank they named Oz. One day Jeanette tries to find Oz to put her paycheck in. Instead she says to Lori “Someone has slashed him apart with a knife and stole all the money” (Walls 228). The kids knew right away who had stolen it. It was Dad. When Lori confronted Dad with the news about Oz, he started playing dumb, acting like he had not idea what was going on. But in fact he did steal the money. This action shows that Dad is very selfish and only cares about himself.

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.

In the Pigman the one symbolism I choose was to do Bobo the baboon. My representation of the baboon would be friendship for Mr. Pignati. Also I think Bobo served as some one he could grieve with after the loss of his wife. Bobo to me seemed he was Mr. Pignati only family that was still alive to be with him and for him to visit. Bobo might also be something that Mr. Pignati uses to remember his wife. In the story it said, “My wife and I both love animals” and then he would stop like it made him sad to think about it. He also said that he would go to the zoo every day.

There was reason why John didn’t invite Norton to the party at Mr.Pignati’s house; he was known to get a little

Unit 3 - The Pigman Angelo Pignati is an adult protagonist in the young adult novel, The Pigman, written by author, Paul Zindel. Mr. Pignati is a lenient person throughout the novel. For example, one day Mr. Pignati takes close friends, John Conlan and Lorraine Jensen, to buy roller skates at Beekman's department store in chapter 8. Lorraine explains, “He [Mr.Pignati] looked so happy and funny bending over in his seat, trying to put on one of his skates, that I had to laugh” (87). Mr. Pignati is not limiting the children and he even joins them roller skating, portraying he’s content with foolish ideas.

Pignati is recovering at the hospital, John and Lorraine continue to go to his house as it has become a habit. A sudden feeling of love develops between John and Lorraine, and they kiss for the first time. The night before Mr. Pignati was supposed to return from the hospital, John and Lorraine decided to host a small get together with beer, wine, and some of Mr. Pignati’s rare hors ‘d'oeuvres. What was a small get together soon grew into a full out party with many people from John and Lorraine’s school. Anger-strucken Norton, who was not invited to the party, suddenly showed up and saw his opportunity to rob Mr. Pignati. Unfortunately, John had been too drunk to prevent Norton from adventuring through Mr. Pignati’s house, destroying his pigs, and stealing his oscilloscope. After realizing this, John proceeded to become involved in a predicament with Norton, until Mr. Pignati showed up at the door with the police by his side. The mortification from Mr. Pignati seeing the destruction of his house was enough punishment, but following the party, the police escorted John and Lorraine home where they were frowned upon by their parents. The proceeding day, John and Lorraine called Mr. Pignati, and tried to explain what happened, and eventually asked if he wanted to go to the zoo. He seemed to have forgiven them, but he seemed very weak and

Mr. Pignati is so distraught he can’t even admit Conchetta is dead. After having the people Mr.Pignati loved all not with him he was very abandoned. When when John and Lorraine came around he couldn’t even take the happiness. After his heart attack, John decided it would be great if they had a party. After the party when Mr.Pignati came home he was devastated.

"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.

The man she had called was, Mr. Pignati, also known as “The Pigman.” Lorraine explained that herself and John was a charity and was asking for money. This man lived on the street over from John and Lorraine and said he would give them ten dollars. A few days later, John and Lorraine went to his house on Howard Avenue and Mr. Pignati told them to make themselves at home. After leaving his house, they cashed the check, however, John and Lorraine began to feel bad about misleading him. This whole mess they got themselves into was all because of a prevarication Lorraine said. Ever since that day, the teens would try to visit him regularly. Mr. Pignati had an avocation and that was going to the zoo. One day Mr. Pignati asked them to go to the zoo and it took some convincing, yet they finally agreed to it. When they all went to the zoo, they met Bobo, a baboon, who was The Pigman's best friend. Mr. Pignati also loved to go to the nocturnal house in the zoo. The Pigman’s wife had died, so he didn’t have many other people he could talk to. Later on, Norton started to get interested in John and Lorraine’s friendship with Mr. Pignati. John repeatedly told Norton not to anguish about it and it was “none of his

In the novel, Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, the character Piggy, a fatboy with several disabilities such as poor vision, lack of athletic skills, and asthma, seems to be the only person on an uninhabited island to keep the rules and conditioning that he was given back in England. Piggy’s grasp of following and obeying the rules is shown when he repeatedly tries to only speak when he has the conch, a rule the group of survivors agreed upon. Furthermore, another characteristic Piggy has is his ability to reason, and think in a fast-paced situation. This is described in Chapter 5, where Ralph thinks that, “Piggy, for his ludicrous body, had brains”(pp.78). With this in mind, it clearly shows who is the person of reason in the

They arrived at the zoo, which is one of Mr. Pignati’s avocations, and he arrived perfectly on time. Lorraine believes they encountered omens of death, such as a boy in the nocturnal room, or a lady selling peanuts. They met Bobo, who is a baboon and Mr. Pignati’s only friend. Back at his house, they discovered that Mr. Pignati’s wife is actually dead, which is why he is lonely. Later, Mr. Pignati took them to the mall and bought food and roller skates on which they ride out of the mall. Quickly, they began going to The Pigman’s house often, to escape from their lives at

Mr. Pignati comes home and becomes very sad and depressed; the people who were most important to him in his life have betrayed his trust and wrecked his keepsakes. John and Lorraine meet Mr. Pignati at the zoo the next day and Mr. Pignati finds out his best friend, a baboon named Bobo, has died. Mr. Pignati has another heart attack but this time dies. John then realizes that it is not your parents that make you; you can make your own choices no matter how your parents treat

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.

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.