The Pigman
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This book is about 2 kids, Lorraine and John, who are misfits. What they do for fun is they do prank calls and Lorraine picks Angelo Pignati, who is a lonely old guy looking for friends. So he takes the kids shopping and lets them stay over like their his own kids. The book was a well written book. The way its written from a first person point of view of both the main characters. The part about them being misfits is a big point in the story.
One of the main points in the story are that John and Lorraine are misfits. Thats big because the reason they do what they do is because theyre misfits and you wouldnt understand why they do the things they do if you didnt know they were misfits. Another main point is the bond between Angelo and the kids. Angelo had lost his wife,Conchetta, so hes lonely and the kids sort of cheer him up so he doesnt feel as bad.
Lorraine is a misfit because she doesn't have a father and John is a misfit because he doesn't have a bond with his father and he drinks. The fact that John and Lorraine are misfits throughout the story is a key point in understsanding the book. They are not like everybody else. For example, when John was talking to Norton about the pigman, Norton wanted to know what was in his house to see if there was any thing worth taking and John was being protective of the pigman so he told him nothing.
Overall in the story, John and Lorraine are misfits, and the bond between the kids and Mr.Pignati was very interesting and kind of sad. In conclusion, I think this was a good book and I recommend it to anyone interested in reading a good book.
Book Review Outline
Book title and author: The Pigman, Paul Zindel
Title of review: The Pigman
Number of stars (1 to 5): 4
The Pigman is a book about two teenagers named John and Lorraine, who come across an old man who they nicknamed the Pigman, by prank calling people asking for money for a fake charity. John is the type of person who likes to pull pranks at school, like setting off bombs in the bathroom and apple rolling when there is a substitute. Lorraine is the type of person who is good in school and listens to her mom. They agree to go and meet the Pigman and get the money. They find out he is lonely, and that his wife is in California. They feel guilty about taking his money, but they continue to spend more and more time with him.
They feel guilty about taking his money, but they continue to spend more and more time with him. Lorraine and John continue to build trust along with a friendship from the Pigman. They go visit him everyday, becoming closer and closer. They find out that the Pigman goes to the zoo everyday, and feeds a baboon that he has named Bobo. The Pigman buys John and Lorraine a lot of gifts, making them feel even guiltier. They accept all of the gifts though, not being able to tell the old man no.
John and Lorraine are taking advantage of the Pigman. Their parents do not know they are going to see him everyday. John and Lorraine take even more advantage of the Pigman. They have built a lot of trust from him. They are taking advantage of that.
To conclude this review, two teenagers take advantage of a lonely old man, without their parents knowing. They continue to gain trust from him, but can they keep it?
I think this was overall a good book. I do recommend reading it if you like to read. There are interesting points in this book, like John setting off bombs in the boys bathrooms, and pulling pranks on the substitute teachers. There are some parts in the book that arent so exciting, but nothing to put you to sleep. Like sometimes when they go to the Pigmans house, sometimes nothing exciting happens. Most of the time, there is something going on though. I did like this book. I will say it is not the best book Ive read, but it was a good book.
As the story begins, two sophomore teens, John Conlan and Lorraine Jensen, begin telling us about themselves. John telling us that he was one of the trouble makers in freshman year of high school, Lorraine telling us about the first times John and her were together. All by playing a game on the telephone, they acquainted themselves with Mr. Angelo Pignati also known as the Pigman. Later they come to find that the Pigman collects pigs and so the friendship begins.
The book touches on various plots, and subplots. Its all mainly focused on John, Lorraine, and the Pigman along with the various adventures they have together. So one day when Lorraine played the telephone game she found herself on the phone with Angelo Pignati, not only did she feel bad because she felt that he sounded lonely, she felt bad for lying by saying she was Mrs. Truman and she was raising money for a charity fund. John urged her to go and she did on impulse. Arriving at the Pigmans home they collect the money and almost everyday after that they find themselves with the Pigman. Anywhere from meeting the meanest baboon named Bobo, or eating chocolate covered ants, they did it all. But after one night when the Pigman collapses after chasing John around the house and is hospitalized temporarily, John takes advantage of the house and invites his friends over. Lorraine has a bad feeling but she doesnt want to say anything to John. Later in the evening John finds one of his foes, Norton, in the Pigmans room full of pigs. Norton breaks one of the pigs and runs for the exit. Running after him John opens the door to find the Pigman standing wide-eyed on the steps.
After reading this book I felt like I should try harder to be a better person. I can understand how the children felt after the Pigman died, because Ive had loved ones die as well. It was well written with a lot of detail on every little issue. It teaches a lesson in life in the end. In my personal opinion I think teenagers should read this book. I think it will influence them in a positive way.
John and Lorraine were banished from the Pigmans home after the night of the party. On an afternoon John and Lorraine call the Pigman to apologize and ask him to meet up at the zoo. When the Pigman is fifteen minutes late, they figure he isnt go to show, but he does. The Pigman goes to the monkey cages and cant seem to find Bobo. After finding out that Bobo passed away, the Pigman collapsed and when this happened Lorraine knew the Pigman was dead. When the Pigman died, the children felt as if something died with them too. Lorraine feels as if John doesnt care, but truly he does
This story is about life and the consequences you have in it. This book is told in Johns and Lorrains point of view which is two of the main characters .The other main character is Mr.Pignati
John and Lorrain were having a telephone marathon and Lorrain picked out Mr.Pignatis name because he only lived a few blocks away. Lorrain was talking to Mr.Pignati as a charity worker and asked him to donate some money to her charity. Mr.Pignati wanted them to come over and collect the money and when John and Lorrain got there they discovered that he was a very lonely man and he collected pigs. That is how he got his nick name The Pigman. So John and Lorrain kept coming back to Mr.Pignati house.
The Pigman, Lorrain, and John was roller skating threw the house. The Pigman stopped and looked at John he was having a heart attack.
John called 911 because Lorrain was in shock and an ambulance came and got Mr.Pignati. When Mr.Pignati was in the hospital John and Lorrain had a party in the Pigmans house and accidently broke the pig collection he had. When Mr.Pignati got home he saw that his pig collection had been broken and he banished them from his house. After this happened Mr.Pignati died. and John and Lorrain understands life now.
I thought this book is pretty good. I would recommend this book to pretty much anybody.
This book begins with John Conlan writing in school for a typing class. John is talking about his freshman year and all the bad and immature things that he did, during that year. Then after a while his best friend Lorraine Jensen starts telling about how and when she and John first met. They didnt know each other until they started talking on the school bus. Then after a couple of days sitting together on the bus they because pretty good friends, so they started hanging out and they became each others best friend.
This book mainly talks about how John and Lorraines life, and the Pigman or Mr.Piganti. John and Lorraine meet Mr.Piganti during a phone marathon. They do phone marathons a lot, they would call random numbers and find out how long they can talk to the person who picks up the phone. The main points are they call the Pigman and tell him a lie to get money from him, so they have to go over to his house to get it. Then after being with the Pigman for a while they become very good friends with him, so they decide to start skipping school to go to the zoo and do other things with Mr.Piganti. Another main point is when the Pigman collapses in his house when he, John, and Lorraine are there. So they have to call 911 to come get him. So while Mr.Piganti is gone John and Lorraine decide to have a small party and only invite a couple of close friends, but the word gets out that their having a party. So a lot of people end up coming to their party. Then later John finds Norton Mr. Pigantis room where all of his pigs are. So John asks him to get out of the room and Norton starts breaking the pigs and John gets very mad at him and hits him. Then Mr.Piganti walks in his house, just getting home from the hospital. He gets very mad at John and Lorraine for having a wild party while he wasnt there. So the police take John and Lorraine home. John and Lorraine felt horrible that they had done such a mean thing to him, but all they could do was tell him that they were sorry and hope that he doesnt stay mad at them forever, and become friends again.
I think this book is very good to read. It touches on a lot of good points that young readers should know about, like you shouldnt lie just to get something you want, or to just have fun, and you can find great friends pretty much anywhere you look. Im glad I had to read this book for school because if not I probably wouldnt have ever read it, but now that I did Im very glad that I did. I think that every teenager should read this book and find out important life lessons.
At the end of this story after the party and Mr.Piganti comes home. John and Lorraine call the Pigman one afternoon to tell him that their sorry and would like to meet him at the zoo so they could talk. So the next day they go meet the Pigman at the zoo. Hes over 15 minutes late so they think hes not going to show, but he does. So they buy peanuts to feed Bobo with. When they arrive at Bobos cage they find out that Bobo had died a couple days ago. After Mr.Piganti finds out that his pet monkey died, he falls over and dies in the zoo.
I think the end of the book is very sad. It is sad because Mr.Piganti dies, and John and Lorraine didnt really get to make up with him. The end of the book made me cry, because you dont know when things might happen to someone very special to you, and you only get to live your life once so you should live a good one while you still can.
Well this book starts out with two sophomores John and Lorraine having problems of them selves, but because of a phone game now they are in touch with a sweet but lonely old man named Mr.Pignati which also has problems of him self but doesnt like to share them.
When John and Lorraine finally get to met Mr.Pignati he makes them feel like home and shows them around. John and Lorraine discovers that Mr.Pignati had a liking for pig statues. Now because they feel sorry for the Pigman they go to the zoo with him to meet this mean and vicious baboon named Bobo.
As John and Lorraine start coming more and more and staying at the Pigmans house, they find out what has caused his problems, and they help him when he has a heart attack. When he comes back from the hospital he finds that the two teens destroyed his pig collection at a party they had. So he makes them leave his house. Then the Pigman died because his best friend Bobo the baboon had died. John and Lorraine had blame there selves for Mr.Pignati awful death.
Now that the Pigman is died John and Lorraine have no place to go, no place to hide, and nobody to go to when they just need somebody to talk to.
John has deicide that he is going to acting school after graduation. But he just doesnt want to ware a suit everyday. I though this book was good in some ways but not in others. I personally think I am like the baboon for example wide and crazy.
This story is about life and the consequences you have in it. This book is told in Johns and Lorrains point of view which is two of the main characters .The other main character is Mr.Pignati.
John and Lorrain were having a telephone marathon and Lorrain picked out Mr.Pignatis name because he only lived a few blocks away. Lorrain was talking to Mr.Pignati as a charity worker and asked him to donate some money to her charity. Mr.Pignati wanted them to come over and collect the money and when John and Lorrain got there they discovered that he was a very lonely man and he collected pigs. That is how he got his nick name The Pigman. So John and Lorrain kept coming back to Mr.Pignati house.
The Pigman, Lorrain, and John was roller skating threw the house. The Pigman stopped and looked at john he was having a heart attack.
John called 911 because Lorrain was in shock and an ambulance got Mr.Pignati. When Mr.Pignati was in the hospital John and Lorrain had a party in the Pigmans house and accidently broke the pig collection he had. When Mr.Pignati got home he saw that his pig collection had been broken and he banished them from his house.
I thought this book is pretty good. I would recommend this book to pretty much anybody
The book is called The Pigman and the author is Paul Zindel. It is about a teenage boy named John Conlan, a teenage girl named Lorraine Jensen, and a lonely man named Angelo Pignati, or known simply as the Pigman. John and Lorraine nicknamed Mr. Pignati the Pigman because he took them to show off his pig collection. This book is intended to be read by pre-teens, teenagers, and young adults, and it would be very much enjoyed.
John and Lorraine start to play a telephone game, and happened to call the Pigman. So they visit him, and feeling for him being lonely, they start to visit him more often. The first day they went to the zoo and the Pigman introduces them to Bobo, an ugly baboon with a bad attitude. Days later, the Pigman has a heart attack and John and Lorraine take him to the hospital. While the Pigman is recovering in the hospital, John and Lorraine throw a party at his house, which goes very badly.
Once the Pigman returns back home, he sees that his pig collection is broken, and banishes everybody from his home. Feeling guilty, John and Lorraine take him to the zoo to see Bobo, but they find out that Bobo has died. As a result, John and Lorraines lives are changed forever.
This book has John and Lorraine call the Pigman, becomes friends with him, and their lives are changed forever. This book is very dramatic, and the main point of this book is that major events can happen over little things. As John had said, That day something in us had died, and our lives changed form that point on.
This is a very great book, very dramatic in the end, and many people will enjoy this book. This book will have eyes glued to it, and will make you want more. Overall, anybody that can get this book should read it.
I enjoyed this book very much because John and Lorraine are people that you can connect with very well. For example, they both have dreams that there parents wouldnt agree on, but they want to do it any way. I believe that at times minor problems can happen and can cause major ones later. We all have been or will be in one of those points at least once in our lifetime. The Pigman is also a character that you can connect with, too. For example, we all feel lonely at times, whether it is a few minutes to many years. We also collect different things, as the Pigman did, even if people may find it strange.
I also enjoyed this book because the author, Paul Zindel, did a great job on describing different objects. For example, when he described John and Lorraines eyes, it put the perfect image into your mind. The events he also described well, especially at the party, what was going on, you could imagine that you were right there. With the combination of the people you can connect with and the clear descriptions, it really turns out to be a great book.
The character are pig man, John ,Lorraine the setting is in school and in the daytime .john does not like school the story point of view is second person point of view the main character are the pig man and john Lorraine the pig man is helpful john is helpful and peaceful . Lorraine is peaceful The major conflict was they went to school and they did not want to go because of the pig man was the big guy at the school and they thought that he was going to hurt them they do solve the problem in the story.
The role Mr. pignati play in helping them to solve there problem in the way. The problem are in the book . they have a lot of problem in the road they help them in school. With all the problem they in the school they work with him so they can work with all the problem in the school life
John and Lorraine problem are not solved the pig man help them in the story too solve all the problem in the story. The novel leave the reading feeling what is going to happen to me it was not knowing what will have in the book you will have to read to know what will in the book the Pig man
I like the books It make me felling like I will not know what will be like. Think was a good book
In the book The Pigman there are these two kids named Lorraine and John. John was known as the bathroom bomber when he started Franklin High School. The reason they would call him that is because he used to make paper bombs and put them in the toilets, but now hes in 10th grade and he doesnt do that anymore.
John and Lorraine play phone pranks with some of there friends. One night they played this game and it was Lorraines turn she went through the phone book and picked out Mr.Pignati. Mr.Pignati is a nice old man. Lorraine told him over the phone that she had a charity called the L & J Fund and wanted Mr.Pignati to donate ten dollars. Mr.Pignati accepted that and said come over to my house and I will give you ten dollars.
Mr.Pignati took John and Lorraine to the zoo to meet Bobo the monkey. Mr.Pignati took them to the store and said they could get what ever they wanted. A couple of days after that they were playing in Mr.Pignati house and they were roller skating and John went up the stairs and Mr.Pignati went up and tried to catch him but then he started having a heart attack. They took him to the hospital.
While Mr.Pignati was in the hospital John and Lorraine through a party and almost everybody came then Norton a bad kid came to the party and was trying to steal stuff from Mr.Pignati house John came up there and saw what he did and Norton through a punch at him. Lorraine was down stairs when all of this was happening and these people went back into this room where Mr.Pignati collected his pigs and broke al lot of them. Then Mr.Pignati came home a day early he opened the door and looked horrified.
I thought it was an interesting book. It kept you interested I never got bored with it. It was a good book.
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