The Pigman, by Paul Zindel, is a young-adult novel about John Conlan and his life in Franklin High. In the story, John meets a girl named Lorraine who ends up being his best friend. During the story, John and Lorraine meet a lonely old man named Mr. Pignati.The character of John changes a great deal over the course of the book. He begins as a rebellious and rude kid that drinks and smokes, and through meeting Lorraine and Mr. Pignati, becomes a more compassionate and caring person. At the beginning of the book, John was rebellious, rude, and liked to smoke and drink. John shows his character trait of being rebellious and rude when he puts together a big Apple Roll: “But on Wednesdays when I knew there was going to
