...In the story “The Pigman” by Paul Zindel is a great story for middle school students “The Pigman” takes place in Staten Island New York in the winter. John Conlan is a junior and is a boy. He gets in trouble a lot in school and gets bad grades and struggles with his parents because he doesn’t really like them. Lorraine Jensen is a girl who is a junior. Her dad died and she lives with her mom. She gets good grades and stays out of trouble. Angelo Pignati is in his late 50’s and his wife is dead. He is really caring a loving and he spoils Bobo, John and Lorraine. John and Lorraine become friends with Mr. Pignati and he spoils them. He buys them lots of things and one day Mr. Pignati has a heart attack and has to stay in the hospital. Mr. Pignati...
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...successful adult. These assets contain skills, experiences, relationships, and behaviors. In the book, The Pigman by Paul Zindel, John conlan and Lorraine Jensen are two of the main characters. They befriend a man named Mr.Pignati, who was very ……..Although the asset positive peer influence is present in John’s life, but because he lacks in the assets positive family communication, and learning engagement. John Conlon will not be a successful adult. John Conlan will not be a successful adult because he lacks the asset number two, positive family communication. In the book The Pigman, this quote is found, “Bore and I have been having...
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...(Unknown). Lies can protect someone, or lies can destroy ones life. In the book, The Pigman by paul Zindel, John and Lorraine lie constantly. John and Lorraine learn throughout their journey with Mr. Pignati, that one individual can suffer tremendously from one's mistakes. When one lies their lie can can make either a good, or bad impact on someone's life. Lies can protect someone, or destroy their life. People lie to use people. Likewise, People lie to take advantage of people. In the book, Lorraine and John use Mr. Pignati for money, alcohol, ect. Lorraine says to Mr. Pignati ‘“The L and J fund Mr. Pignati.” I bite my lip. “I’ll be glad to send you ten dollars…”’ (Zindel 28). This shows that Lorraine was using Mr. Pignati for money, by tricking Mr. Pignati into thinking that she was a charity worker. Furthermore, Lorraine lied to her mother about leaving the house, and Mrs. Jensen let Lorraine take advantage her. However, people can lie to save someone from hurting themselves, or ruining a surprise. Mrs. Jensen, however, lied to get ahead in life. Mrs. Jensen would lie and steal from her dying patient’s and this resulted in Lorraine following her mother's behavior....
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...“The Pigman” by Paul Zindel was a creative story that should be read by middle school students in the eighth grade and/or older. “The Pigman” mainly takes place on 190 Howard Avenue. . . . . YU1-6994, or commonly knowns as Mr. Pignati’s house, over the course of a few months during the winter. Lorraine and John are both sophomores (in the 10th grade) at Franklin High. John lives with his father, mother, and older successful brother. He has an unsteady relationship with his parents; arguing a lot, gets himself in trouble frequently, doesn’t listen and doesn’t receive any discipline. He also really hates school. Lorraine lives with her mother who works hard to raise just enough money to support both of them, and are tight on surplus money. Her mother is very over protective but wants the best for Lorraine. Mr. Pignati is an older man who lives by himself whose wife passed away a little while ago. He often enjoys visiting a baboon, Bobo, at the zoo. Mr. Pignati always has a warming smile on his face and enjoys company. Norton, also a sophomore at Franklin High, is a flat out trouble maker....
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...Compassion From the Pig 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...
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...The Pigman, by Paul Zindel is a fictional book based on an experience that two high school students, John Conlan and Lorraine Jenson, had to undergo. These two teenagers become good friends and begin to hang out on a regular basis. Although they are similar in multiple ways, John and Lorraine are very different as well. John’s avocations consist of smoking and drinking weekly, whereas Lorraine’s is very shy and would never do any of that. Lorraine’s mother has a huge impact on her attitude. Her mother always makes her feel mortified and self conscious because she repeatedly points out her flaws. Together, both John and Lorraine learn important lessons about love, responsibility, and freedom. John and Lorraine got bored one day with their...
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