The Pigman

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

In the book the Pigman by Paul Zindel, two high school sophomores, John Conlan and Lorraine Jenson, tell the story of a friend who died. One day after school John and Lorraine, along with their friends Norton and Dennis, prank call a man named Angelo Pignati, pretending to be charity workers for a charity named the “L. and J. Fund”. During the prank call, Mr. Pignati kindly agrees to donate money to the fake charity. The following day, John and Lorraine go to Mr. Pignati’s house to collect the

Honesty is represented throughout the Pigman through Lorraine. Lorraine is honest, by telling Mr.Pignati about who her real identity is. Lorraine and John were honest to the Pigman by choosing to tell him who their real identity is. “‘You see, Mr Pignati, we’re not charity workers.” He just stared at us. “ We’re high-school kids,’ John added a little nervously “We’re sorry we lied to you.’ He said’” (102). At this point of the book Lorraine had started to feel guilty for lying to Mr. Pignati. She

John and his Father, Mr. Conlan, always had a bad relationship, in the novel ‘The Pigman’ by Paul Zindel. In the seventh chapter, it mentions that John calls Mr. Conlan, Bore and Mrs. Conlan, Old Lady. It also talks about Mr. Conlan’s job at the Coffee Exchange. Mr. Conlan tries to persuade John into working with him over at the exchange. They argue over it at dinner which made Mrs. Conlan angry. They continued to argue until Mrs. Conlan steps in and stops the argument. Mr. Conlan thinks highly of

The Pigman is a deep story with special characters. One of those characters is Lorraine Jensen, a smart girl who lives with her single mom. She is a responsible and caring girl, and a perfect example of the 40 Developmental Assets. These 40 Assets, created in 1990 by Search Institute, are fundamental to the growth of adolescents into mature adults. Each character in The Pigman has some of these Assets and lacks others. Lorraine may not have all of the Assets needed to be perfect, but she has an amazing

The Pigman by Paul Zindel is a novel written in two people’s perspectives. Mr. Zindel obviously had a high level of proficiency to construct such an interesting story. This book centers around two high schooler outcasts named John and Lorraine. They are both good friends, and they cross paths with the smiley but lonely Mr. Pignati. He treats them very kindly and shows him around his house; and Lorraine can’t help but have anxiety towards with friendly old man. The old man shows them a room covered

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. Overall the novel The Pigman by Paul Zindel demonstrates how different good friends

In the Pigman John and Lorraine narrate the ups and downs of their relationship with Pignati, themselves, their parents, and others. At the beginning, before they met Pignati, John and Lorraine talked about how they met and what they thought of their parents. The way they met Pignati was when Dennis, Norton, John, and Lorraine were prank calling random people to try to be the one with the longest phone call. Lorraine glanced at the names in the phone book so she could choose who to call. While talking

The asset of integrity can be identified in The Pigman when Lorraine tries to convince John to quit smoking and drinking. John is an avid smoker, and Lorraine is concerned for his health. Lorraine knows that smoking is not good for him, and is against the idea of smoking in general. At one point in The Pigman, Lorraine directly confronts John with her concern, she tries “to explain to him how dangerous it was, particularly smoking, and even went to the trouble of finding a case history similar to

John and Lorraine, the main characters and narrators of Pigman, are telling their story of how their unfortunate family lives and need of love led them to meeting the man who changed their lives, Mr. Pignati. Lorraine one of the narrator's of the novel Pigman. During her chapters she always is always cautious about the decisions she makes except for when she is sometimes with John. She wants to be accepted by John and has a crush on him, so she will usually follow him through everything except