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    The Pigman Essay “The depth of the love of parents for their children cannot be measured. It is like no other relationship. It exceeds concern for life itself. The love of a parent for a child is continuous and transcends heartbreak and disappointment.”- James E. Faust. The parents in our lives are the key people that guide us through the challenges we encounter later on in our futures. The definition of a disciplinarian is a person who believes in or practices firm discipline. Although

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    you hate me, I’ll always be in your mind.”-William Shakespeare. By using dialogue, the author helps visualize the feeling in the conversations. In the stories “The Pigman” by Paul Zindel and “Stop The Sun” by Gary Paulsen, the authors used dialogue to develop the setting, personalities, and characters in the stories. In “The Pigman,” the author uses dialogue to develop the seriousness of the conversations. In the story, the author uses dialogue to show how bad a conversation can get by writing-'“Do

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    Life Alterations Has a friend or family member recently had a life altering hardship which affected their lifestyle? In the Book “The Pigman” by Paul Zindel there were many examples of hardships that led to a changing of the character’s feelings, attitude and lifestyle. Such changes are like chunks of snow on a paved, smooth road. They are bumps which alter one’s view for moments, but when the bump is surpassed one can see clearly again and are back on the smoothly paved road. Throughout the story

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    his eyes can't see”. Authors use different writing techniques to compare things so that the reader can interpret more of the what the author is visualizing when they wrote their books. In the story “Pigman” the author, Paul Zindel uses figurative language to develop the mood and the characters. In “Pigman” the author uses figurative language to develop the characters. In the story, the author described John using hyperboles by saying, “He has these gigantic eyes that look right through you”, this helps

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    habitually uses in conversation.” Figurative language and descriptive adjectives can help show what the character is feeling, acting, and explain what they look like. In the book “The Pigman” by Paul Zindel he uses figurative language and descriptive adjectives to develop the characters, setting, and mood. In “The Pigman” the author uses figurative language to develop the mood and emphasize how the characters look and act. First, he uses a simile saying, “Norton has eyes like a mean mouse” This can

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    cannot be and act like children forever. We need to act mature and enter adulthood where you realize that growing up is a process of life that everyone goes through. Some people mature quickly and others mature not as quickly. In the book “The Pigman” by Paul Zindel we learn two things that he set out to do. People have to take responsibility for their actions. This is one of the two things that Zindel sets out to tell his readers in the story. The main characters blamed their lives and situations

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    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. In the novel The Pigman the author, Paul Zindel, uses figurative language to create mood and tone. One example of this is when in the novel the character Norton is described using a simile

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    “The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love,” according to Hubert Humphrey, vice president of the United States of America under Lyndon B. Johnson. In Paul Zindel’s The Pigman, friendship is an incredible remedy to three characters’ inner struggles. John and Lorraine are high school sophomores, dealing with usual teen issues. John has an addiction to drinking and smoking, and Lorraine’s self confidence is torn apart by her antagonistic mother. Mr. Pignati, an elderly widower, has a

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    Who is responsible for the old man’s death? In the fiction novel The Pigman by Paul Zindel is about how Mr. Pignati died and the plot reveals that the death of Mr. Pignati was caused by John and Lorraine. John and Lorraine were two children that go to a public school in Staten island and are very different from each other. One day while playing a game where they prank call individuals and see how long they can keep them talking Lorraine calls this gentleman Mr. Pignati . Lorraine called him and

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    and literary critic, Edgar Allan Poe once said, “ Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.” Authors use similes so that the reader can experience the actuality and feeling of the story.In the stories, Pigman and The Lemon Tree Billiards House the author uses similes to develop the characters and the setting of the two stories. In “Lemon Tree Billiards House” the author uses similes to develop the characters and setting of the story. In the story, the

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