The Pigman

1. The Pigman Book by: Paul Zindel PowerPoint by Victoria Tran

2. Major Characters • John Conlan- high school sophomore, six feet tall, sort of longish brown hair with gigantic blue eyes, drinks and smokes way too much. Nickname: the Bathroom Bomber. • Lorraine Jensen- high school sophomore, softhearted, and not the prettiest girl on Earth. • Angelo Pignati a.k.a. The Pigman- in his late fifties, pretty big, had quite a beer stomach, always happy, and his eyes look like they’re going to twinkle right out of his head. • Bobo Pignati- an ignorant monkey, loved by Mr. Pignati, then he dies.

3. Along with Lorraine and other friends, John invents a telephone marathon. The kids close their eyes, point at a random name in a telephone book, and call that number, trying to keep them talking for the longest time. They picked a man called Mr. Pignati, and Lorraine pretends she's collecting for charity. He pledges and invites them to his home to collect the money. Mr. Pignati proves to be a happy, old, musical elderly man who invites them to explore his house. He claims his wife Conchetta is visiting relatives in California, but John finds her funeral bill and knows she is dead. Mr. Pignati's memories of her are remembered in her collection of glass and china pigs. This is how they nickname Mr. Pignati, "The Pigman". He also introduces the kids to his "best friend" Bobo, an unpleasant old baboon in the city zoo. Summary

4. Summary Continued John and Lorraine, who are can’t converse with their own parents who often insult and mistreat them, become very close to Mr. Pignati. He understands them and wants them to be happy. He also buys them a bunch of presents, like roller skates at Beekman's department store. John and Lorraine play dress up in Mr. and Mrs. Pignati's clothing and the reveal their feelings for each other with a kiss. Lorraine says that she has loved John for a few months and he must feel the same for him to have kissed her. Both John and Lorraine start to dress better when they go to school and when they hang out together. This was the first time Lorraine said was happy to be alive.

5. Mr. Pignati suffers a heart attack while he, Lorraine, and John were roller-skating around the house. Mr. Pignati asks John and Lorraine to take care of the house and to visit Bobo while he was in the hospital. John and Lorraine take care of it but they are both left alone. Pignati was scheduled to leave the hospital in a little while, John wants to give a party before turning the house back over to him. The party gets out of control, ending in violence and damage, and Mr. Pignati comes home to find his house ruined and his wife's pig collection smashed. The next day, Lorraine and John take him to the zoo, and found something very drastic. Mr. Pignati suffers another heart attack. This was a very awful event for John and Lorraine because they felt it was their fault for his death. But in a way it brings them closer and their true feelings for each other revealed themselves. Conflict

6. Theme, Genre, Symbols Theme: Dramatic piece about love and care, friendship life and death, consequences, and relationship with parents. Genre: Teen novel, realistic fiction Symbols: School represents authority,

7. Recommendation I recommend this book to teenagers. It has a little bit of inappropriate content. I thought this book was really good. There is a sequel to this story. I hope you like this book if you decide to read it. Enjoy! Oh and guess what guys? MR. PIGNATI DIES!!! SO DOES BOBO!! WOOHOO FOR BOBO! But *sniffle* for Mr.Pignati. (I didn’t like Bobo.)

8. The End Thank you for taking your time to watch this program. I hope you enjoyed it. Bye!