In the book A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck, a child named Rob gets a pig from his neighbor, Mr. Tanner. He gets the pig as a thank you gift after helping birth Mr. Tanners cow Apron. The main conflict of this story is having to kill Pinky, his pig, in the winter for food. Although he has to kill Pinky in the winter for food it was still right to have him as a friend at first. It’s important for him to think of Pinky as a friend because it’s connected to the lesson of having to grow up. On page 67, Rob says to Pinky “No missy. You’re going to be a brood sow, and have a very long life”. When he said this he was unaware of the events to come. He thought pinky would stay his friend a long time and
In the book A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck, a child named Rob gets a pig from his neighbor, Mr. Tanner. He gets the pig as a thank you gift after helping birth Mr. Tanners cow Apron. The main conflict of this story is having to kill Pinky, his pig, in the winter for food. Although he has to kill Pinky in the winter for food it was still right to have him as a friend at first. It’s important for him to think of Pinky as a friend because it’s connected to the lesson of having to grow up. On page 67, Rob says to Pinky “No missy. You’re going to be a brood sow, and have a very long life”. When he said this he was unaware of the events to come. He thought pinky would stay his friend a long time and