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In the book, Mrs. Jensen is Lorraine's mother. She's a private nurse and often works the night shift. Her patients are usually elderly and terminally ill. Lorraine and her mother have a difficult...
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In Paul Zindel's The Pigman, Lorraine makes a prank phone call to Mr. Pignati one night, which ends with John convincing the senior citizen to donate ten dollars to a fake cause. John promises Mr....
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A screech owl is known for its high-pitched, loud, and annoying call. Norton probably calls Lorraine a screech owl because of these well-known qualities. However, Norton's derogatory term is...
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Lorraine has a dream that she is in Mr. Pignati's house. She is forced to walk into his pig collection room. Once in the room, she sees the pigs on a black coffin. Lorraine believes that the...
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One striking metaphor in The Pigman is in the following passage: "And when I came up to the cage to see these ugly blood-sucking creatures, I had to look right into this little kid’s face that...
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John and Lorraine are buddies in high school. They sit down to write The Pigman, after their sweet friend, Mr. Pignati, dies from a heart attack. Each chapter is either written solely by John or...
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In Zindel's The Pigman, John writes about being a troublemaker in school. He brags about being called the Bathroom Bomber because he used to set off tiny bombs in bathrooms during his Freshman...
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When people are considered to be conceited, it means that they think very highly of themselves, which could refer to intellect as well as appearance. In Zindel's The Pigman, John speaks very highly...
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Mr. Pignati is an older gentleman who lives alone on Howard Avenue. His wife died awhile back, but he tells people that she is on vacation in California. He has a fun and interesting personality...
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John and Lorraine are high school friends who meet a man named Mr. Pignati. After developing a wonderfully loving friendship with him over a period of months, Mr. Pignati dies of a heart attack....
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In chapter 2 of Paul Zindel's The Pigman, John and Lorraine notice each other at their bus stop. Lorraine explains that one day John had to sit next to her because there was nowhere else for him to...
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The event that triggered Mr. Pignati's death was the discovery that his home had been wrecked by John and Lorraine's irresponsible actions while he was away. In the story, Mr. Pignati has to stay...
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When John and Lorraine first meet Mr. Pignati, his wife is dead, but he keeps himself busy by going to the zoo every day to see a baboon named Bobo. He calls Bobo his best friend. As their...
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John, Norton, and Dennis usually go to the cemetery to drink beer together at "Masterson's Tomb." John says that he likes cemeteries because they are so well kept. For example, the lawns are green...
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In Chapter Three, John explains the rules for the telephone marathon, which is a prank calling game the teenagers play. The idea is to keep the person on for as long as possible by drawing out the...
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Norton is one of John and Lorraine's classmates who discovers that they have been spending a lot of time with Mr. Pignati. Since Norton has developed a talent for stealing things, John does not...
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This question is very broad, because it doesn't ask what Lorraine's feelings are toward something or someone. I'll attempt to break down a few. First Lorraine's feelings about herself. Lorraine...
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Norton has a history of being mean and a thief. John explains in chapter nine that Norton's mom let him play with dolls when he was a kid. When he got older, kids at school found out and teased...
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In The Pigman, by Paul Zindel, John and Lorraine are having a party at the Pigman's house, but it gets out of hand. There are about forty people there, some of whom weren't even invited, and of...
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Mr. Pignati is so lonely from missing his dead wife, Conchetta, that he befriends Bobo, a baboon, at the local zoo. Bobo is an ugly, mean baboon, but Mr. Pignati finds him endearing and treats...
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When writing a book report, consult the teacher's requirements first. If the report is simply to summarize the reading, then focus on the main points of the story that move the plot forward. If, on...
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John and Lorraine believe that Norton is a big reason for Mr. Pignati's death. In order to establish their case, they bring up Norton's childhood experiences with dolls as proof of his disturbed...
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John wants to become an actor and Lorraine wants to become a writer. These are both artistic and creatively expressive aspirations. John is a very out-going, social guy who likes to entertain...
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The chapters in Paul Zindel's The Pigman alternate between narrators John and Lorraine, so nothing is said by John about Lorraine's mother in chapter 11. Chapter 10, however, is where Lorraine...
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In the first chapter of Paul Zindel's The Pigman, John is the narrator and he is typing on a typewriter in the school's library. He introduces himself by giving examples of rebellious things that...
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Lorraine's perspective of John is sweet and kind. She feels like he portrays himself worse that he really is. For example, John writes the first chapter and talks about him smoking, swearing,...
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Norton Kelly is a classmate of John and Lorraine's. They sometimes drink with him in the cemetery, or hang out and make prank calls together, but they don't really like him. In chapter 9, Lorraine...
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In chapter two of Zindel's The Pigman, Lorraine discusses a couple of the female teachers and happens to share an anecdote about the typing teacher Miss Stewart. Apparently, Lorraine had gone to...
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Lorraine's mother suffers from the hardships of being a single mom and feelings of rejection from her former husband. Lorraine suffers from an emotionally absent mother who can't find a silver...
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Chapter 2 in Zindel's The Pigman ends with John and Lorraine sitting on the bus laughing for no apparent reason. This is how they first bond and become friends, but there are some questions that...
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Love is demonstrated by Mr. Pignati multiple times as we learn about his past and present self through John and Lorraine's shared narration. Mr. Pignati from the very first moment is a man who...
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One could definitely argue that Zindel's The Pigman addresses the question of our environment affecting our behavior. Zindel shows that our environment does contribute to our character and behavior...
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Yes. A person's environment is not only a driving force, but it is a critical factor in determining how a person behaves. At the core of your question is the classic nature vs. nurture debate....
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Lorraine and John first meet Mr. Pignati while prank calling him. They lie and say they are collecting money for charity when he offers to give them $10.00. Then they actually follow through with...
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Lorraine is nervous to be skipping school to meet John and Mr. Pignati at the zoo. She's also feeling a bit guilty because she and John had conned him out of $10.00 for a fake charity. In fact,...
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Lorraine and her mother don't have a good relationship because her mother is verbally condescending and cheap. Her mother has suffered a lot in her adult life because Lorraine's father cheated on...
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Lorraine and her mother have a very strained relationship, but as far as parents go, she is all she's ever had. Lorraine doesn't know parent-child relationahips to be any different than the example...
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On the page preceding chapter one, there is an interesting type of prologue entitled "The Oath." John and Lorraine announce here that the story they are writing is true and a "memorial epic" for...
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The kids portrayed in Zindel's The Pigman have unique family issues. Lorraine lives with her single mother, who projects her own fears about men and life onto her daughter. As a result, Lorraine...
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John is friends with Norton and Dennis before meeting Lorraine. They take her on as the fourth friend in their group and include her in drinking beer with them in the cemetery at a place called...
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In Zindel's The Pigman, John, Norton, and Dennis are already buddies when Lorraine moves into the neighborhood. She first meets John at the bus stop for school and he introduces her to Norton and...
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Bobo is a baboon whom Mr. Pignati visits at the Baron Park Zoo almost every day. He feeds him peanuts and chocolate and plays with him. Mr. Pignati has probably spent most of his time with Bobo...
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The party starts in chapter 13, but Mr. Pignati is not there because he is in the hospital recovering from a minor heart attack. John and Lorraine really cross some lines by holding a party at his...
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The first omen that Lorraine says is a bad one is the woman selling peanuts. She doesn't hear Lorraine's order right, so she barks back at her like she doesn't like kids. At least that is how...
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Lorraine's mother is a single mom who works fulltime as a hospice nurse. When Lorraine was little, her mother had just gotten a divorce from her cheating husband when he was involved in a car crash...
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Lorraine's mother got a legal separation from her father about the time she was born. Sadly, if that wasn't bad enough, her father died when Lorraine was nine. Lorraine explains it as follows: "I...
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In chapter nine, John goes to the cemetery to have a beer with Norton like they often do. The two get into an argument because Norton threatens to rob Mr. Pignati if John doesn't tell him more...
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It's no secret that John and Norton are enemies. "Lorraine told you she thinks Norton and I hate each other. It's true," (90). Although John may drink and smoke, he's a good person at heart. Norton...
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Lorraine's feelings for John change slightly through the novel. At the beginning of the story, it is clear that Lorraine thinks of John as a friend. She thinks he is an attractive friend, but...
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In The Pigman by Paul Zindel, John Conlan tells the reader that he hates school in the opening paragraph of the novel; however, he doesn't give specific reasons for his feelings. Instead, he...