pigman | | THE PIGMAN | | | SETTINGThe novel‚ The Pigman‚ is set in New York City in the specific neighborhood and school‚ specifically Franklin High School‚ of John Conlan and Lorraine Jensen circa 1968. CHARACTER LIST Major Characters John Conlan He is a sophomore in a New York City high school. He is terribly dissatisfied with his life and misbehaves in interesting ways to try to give meaning to his own existence. He appears to have great potential and wants to be an actor. Like most
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The plot of The Pigman‚ by Paul Zindel is the key element in understanding and clarifying the situations that this book’s characters go through. The setting of The Pigman is a neighborhood in New York City and more specifically Franklin High School. The protagonists of this story are John Conlan and Lorraine Jensen. The story does not have a specific person or character that is the antagonist‚ but is several different challenges that John and Lorraine are faced with throughout the story. The
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lift my head and saw Mr. Pignati at the door. He was just standing there looking down at me‚ and there was no smile on his face. No smile at all. That’s when I passed out. (ch 13 pg 114) “In fact‚ the thing Lorraine and I liked best about the Pigman was that he didn’t go around saying we were cards or jazzy or cool or hip. He said we were delightful . . .” (ch 2‚ pg 24) “Baboons. Baboons. They build their own cages‚ we could almost hear Mr. Pignati whisper‚ as he took his children with him
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In the novel The Pigman‚ Paul Zindel expresses his recipe for a happy life. He is able to achieve this through two teenagers learning about life and an old man who is able to teach the kids. Paul Zindel intended for the novel to be for teens that are going through tough lives and need to change it. Zindel uses John and Lorraine as the teens that need help from their hostile and unfair life they live in. From Zindel’s insight‚ he tries to tell readers to have fun in life‚ making sure you find your
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The Pigman The Pigman‚ written by Paul Zindel‚ is about two high school students who were playing a simple game that turned into something much more. Not only did it lead to endless memories‚ it also led to the death of a human being. John and Lorraine are both in high school‚ and they were playing a game with their friends Norton and Dennis. The objective was to call a random stranger‚ and stay on the phone for as long as possible. The group became proficient at this game as they played it
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Environment Effect The environment affects how people will behave in a specific situation. They can act like a different person because of the physical condition they are in and how it makes them feel. In The Pigman‚ by Paul Zindel‚ John changes his personality when he is placed in different scenarios. John acts differently when he is in school than when he is out of school. In school‚ John doesn’t care about of his grades and usually does not do his homework. He does pranks such as
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Do the choices one makes in life set in motion unstoppable events? One can make good and bad choices in life‚ but they must realize the consequences‚ because there will be no stopping the outcome of their choice. In The Pigman by Paul Zindel‚ John and Lorraine’s experiences with Mr. Pignati leave a strong impact on them. However‚ they do not value what Mr. Pignati has done for them until it is too late to apologize for their mistakes. Experiences in life‚ whether good or bad‚ teach one lessons
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The Pigman is a novel about two kids‚ John and Lorraine‚ and Mr. Pignati who is known as “The Pigman.” John and Lorraine are tenth graders and are very different people. John swears and drinks a lot‚ unlike Lorraine. Lorraine is a very sweet and caring person. One of John’s avocations is bombing the bathrooms at school. He is known as the bathroom bomber because he likes to just set them off at random times. John’s best friend is Norton‚ who is antagonistic and mundane in some ways. Also‚ he was
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In the novel The Pigman by Paul Zindel‚ John and Lorraine are two sophomores that come together to write a memorial epic about Mr. Pignati‚ who they call the pigman. John always wants things for his own benefit and takes things more greedily‚ and Lorraine is someone who cares about others before herself. For example‚ John and Lorraine were offered money by the Mr. Pignati and John was ready to take the money for his own benefit. Meanwhile‚ Lorraine did not want to take anything from the poor old
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Character Analysis of Lorraine from The Pigman Lorraine is a significant character in the novel The Pigman by Paul Zindel and had an effect on the theme of loneliness. The theme was that everyone needs a friend or a companion in life and loneliness can greatly affect one’s social skills and outlook on life. Lorraine is a prime example of this with her paranoid behaviors‚ surrendering to peer pressure‚ and uniqueness that her mother did not approve of. Even though she had her mother and John‚ the
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