Character Analysis of Lorraine from The Pigman Lorraine is a significant character in the novel The Pigman by Paul Zindel and had an effect on the theme of loneliness. The theme was that everyone needs a friend or a companion in life and loneliness can greatly affect one’s social skills and outlook on life. Lorraine is a prime example of this with her paranoid behaviors‚ surrendering to peer pressure‚ and uniqueness that her mother did not approve of. Even though she had her mother and John‚ the reader
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fictional book called The Pigman by Paul Zindel. One of the 40 developmental assets thats in The Pigman is “responsibility”. Responsibility is the ability to act or decide something by yourself. Responsibility or lack of responsibility is seen in The Pigman when John and Lorraine take responsibility for their lies‚ when John and Lorraine throw a wild party at Mr. Pignati’s house‚ and how John always drinks and smokes. One way responsibility is seen in The Pigman is when John and Lorraine take responsibility
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“The Pigman” by Paul Zindel is a story about two kids whose prank call went wrong and you should read! “The Pigman takes place in a town‚ mainly at Mr. Pignati’s not so tidy house and sometimes at the zoo.” Lorraine‚ a caring girl who looks after people and lives with her mom. John‚ a kind person but he smokes and drinks a lot. Mr Pignati‚ a very nice and caring person but he is sad often because of his dead wife. Lorraine calls a random number with John because there friends have a prank call competition
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a person responds to a situation derives from their character. I think that our environment is a driving force in who we are and how we behave. Parents can strongly influence the children’s emotions and behaviors. For instance‚ in the novel "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel‚ Mrs.Jensen’s hatred of men has an influence on Lorraine’s growing up. Because of that Lorraine is paranoid and does not
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will behave in a specific situation. They can act like a different person because of the physical condition they are in and how it makes them feel. In The Pigman‚ by Paul Zindel‚ John changes his personality when he is placed in different scenarios. John acts differently when he is in school than when he is out of school. In school‚ John doesn’t care about of his grades and usually does not do his homework. He does pranks such as setting off pocket-sized bombs in the bathroom to gain attention
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stopping the outcome of their choice. In The Pigman by Paul Zindel‚ John and Lorraine’s experiences with Mr. Pignati leave a strong impact on them. However‚ they do not value what Mr. Pignati has done for them until it is too late to apologize for their mistakes. Experiences in life‚ whether good or bad‚ teach one lessons and for John and Lorraine these lessons come through hardship because they do not recognize and value the good that they had. When John and Lorraine are first invited to Mr. Pignati’s
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I read The Pigman by Paul Zindel. The setting of this story takes place in the Franklin High School.It is in the time period of when ten dollars was a lot of money‚ and you can buy a six pack of beer for a dollar twenty five.the Narrator is 3rd person. The title realates to the story because Mr. Pignati collected figurine piugs that his diceased wife gave to him. Mr. Pignati is a protagonist. John Conlan and Lorraine Jensen are antagonists. John is white and a sophomore is H.S. He is very outspoken
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The Pigman & Me Chapter 1 I am a tall‚ skinny‚ teenage boy with blond hair. I live with my older sister Betty and my mom. My parents are divorced and dad left us when I was two years old. We move a lot because mom has trouble paying the rent on time. We don’t have a lot of money. We were all in the car on the way to our new house when I found my pet chameleon Albert in my moms coffee cup. He got out of his cage and was missing for weeks. When I found Albert in my moms coffee cup he was dead
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their content? The Pigman is a book that is banned in some schools because of the inappropriate content within it. The characters use drugs and alcohol‚ are dishonest‚ and they display violent actions ‚ therefore The Pigman should be banned due to this immature content. One of the biggest reasons The Pigman should be banned because it has a lot of drug and alcohol use. On page 45 it says “John jumped at my outburst and then slowly sipped his beer.” This is showing that John is drinking under age
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novel The Pigman by Paul Zindel we notice that the protagonist John doesn’t have many assets.Although some might say John will grow up to be a successful and contributing adult because he has Positive Peer Influence. John won’t grow up to be a successful and contributing adult because positive Family Support‚ and Learning engagement. To begin‚ John will not grow up to be a successful and contributing adult because he doesn’t have the asset‚ Learning Engagement. This is meaning that John doesn’t
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