Lorraine And The Pigman Changes

Friends can change each other's state of mind. Throughout the novel, many of the characters show how they have changed, or tried to change, each other's mind by what they do, how they act, or how they think. Lorraine says of John, “I have tried to explain to him how dangerous it was, particularly smoking…”(Zindel 8). That quote shows how Lorraine tries to change John’s mind about how drinking and smoking can be harmful. In addition, John tries to change Lorraine’s state of mind about how she looks. Her mother treats her badly and calls her fat and ugly. John tries telling Lorraine that she shouldn't listen to

She is friends with three boys who make prank calls for fun. “I suppose it all started when Lorraine and I and these two amoebae called Dennis Kobin and Norton Kelly were hot on those phone gags last September,” (Zindel 18). Lorraine does not have very good friends, and they influence her to do bad things. Her best friends John is very bad about lying, going far enough to sometimes believe his own fabrications. “I looked at John’s face and began to realize it was he who had started me telling all these prevarications,” (Zindel 25). Sometimes John’s dishonesty rubs off on Lorraine, causing her to fib with him. Because Lorraine does not have Positive Peer Influence, she may pick up bad traits as she becomes an

According to the text, John’s life became brighter once the pigman entered it. This is because in the beginning of the book, John is the kind of person who played pranks on people, such as the Pigman, and drank alcohol or smoked all day. But as things develop John discovers that Mr. Pignati is so incredibly nice and genuine and trusting that John finds it hard to trick the Pigman without feeling guilty. Finally by the end of the book, John finally gets a job, and for the time, in a long time, John is unselfish again.

Pignati. More and more, Lorraine and John started to go over to the Pigmans house. They mostly went to the zoo, watched tv, and made jokes with each other. Eventually, John and Lorraine wanted to come clean with Mr. Pignati; they wanted to tell him the truth. John starts off saying “You’ve been so nice to us that we want to be honest with you.” (Zindel 101) This quote shows that John and Lorraine both cared about Mr. Pignati. They trusted the Pigman enough that they wanted to be honest with him. Since John does not have a good relationship with his family, it is important for John to be able to be honest with someone since he does not have any family support. Later, John and Lorraine go to visit Mr. Pignati in the hospital. When they are about to give the house keys to the Pigman, he refuses to take them and says “ You keep them”...”Maybe you’ll want to watch some television or have some more chocolate ants.” (Zindel 115) This shows that Mr. Pignati trusts John and Lorraine with his house. Being able to trust is one of the main things young adults need to sustain a good relationship with others, and Mr. Pignati trusts them. This shows that not only John and Lorraine trust him, the Pigman trusts them as well. Although John does not have a good relationship with his parents at home, he is able to keep an adult with relationship with Mr.

Similar to Lorraine, John genuinely wants to be acknowledged and cherished by others but frequently struggles with finding authentic acceptance from mischievous peers who persuade and pressure him into wrongful decisions. Despite all the criticism he receives, John is truly respected by Lorraine as a true friend unconditionally. Lorraine and John can relate to each other in a vulnerable way they cannot with other people. They are always there for each other and find that though their personalities may be quite different, they can come together to form a great and powerful

Miss Kinnian was Charlie Gordon's teacher before the operation. She was very kind to Charlie and realized how much potential he had to become smarter. When Charlie had the operation, it took time for Charlie to become smarter. As days passed Charlie became smarter and smarter. Charlie soon became so smart he did not attend Miss Kinnian's class. Although he was not in her class anymore, Charlie felt strongly for Alice, and Alice soon felt the same for Charlie. One evening when they went out for coffee Alice told Charlie that she did not want their relationship to get in the way of his learning and did not think they should see each other anymore. This was the start of a great deal of argument. Charlie then bought his own apartment. Next door lived an artist named Fay Lillman. Charlie and Fay became friends. Fay was unaware of Charlie's operation and believed he was always that smart. When Charlie's operation deteriorated so did their relationship. Fay no longer wanted to see Charlie because Charlie was not a normal man, but a mentally handy cap man. Although Charlie and Alice argued a great deal, Alice still loved him and stayed by his side in the times he needed her most. As soon as Alice heard that Charlie was deteriorating, she went to Charlie's apartment and stayed with him, until he kicked her out. Alice was the only true friend Charlie

In the novel The Pigman John Colen lack of some of honesty, family support and responsibility. which is part of the 40 which are the framework of a good life and since he laced this aspects impacted John Colin life for the worst. Such as having little to no honesty or family support, but having a little responsibility that was used maybe twice in the whole novel. In the story John is a teenager who is always getting in trouble and very hesitant to listen to adult authority.

People reject Joan whenever she tries to learn as a woman one way or another, but endures all of her feelings. Since the beginning of the novel, Joan secretly practices her reading and writing, but is always caught by her disapproving father, who always gives her a punishment “ ‘I found her practicing magic in the night! With a witch’s book! She is possessed!’… He was going to kill her…

Bernard writes about how John is so different from everyone else in a letter. He mentions that the John “‘refuses to take soma, and seems much distressed because the woman Linda, his [mother], remains permanently on holiday… the Savage frequently goes to see her and appears to be much attracted to her-an interesting example of the way in which early conditioning can be made to modify and even run counter to natural impulses”(Huxley 160-161). John, referred to as the Savage, contrasts from everyone in the new world. Bernard mentions that all of John’s problems could be fixed if he is conditioned to repulse his natural instinct. John and Piggy are outcasts in contrastive ways. On the other hand, Piggy is an outsider for different reasons. The other boys believe that “Piggy [is] an outsider, not only by accent, which did not matter, but by fat, and ass-mar, and specs, and a certain disinclination for manual labor”(Golding 65). Piggy is seen as different from the other boys on the island. He is often ridiculed for these differences. This makes him an outcast because the boys develop a

Throughout the story John’s thoughts and words really bring him to life. While he is in a cemetery drinking and smoking, John says “I’m looking for anything to prove that when I drop dead there’s a chance I’ll be doing something a little more exciting than decaying.” This shows John’s curiosity about the future. John seems like the kind of person that is always eager to learn new things. At the very end of the story John says “They build their own cages, we could almost hear the Pigman whisper, as he took his children with him.” What John means is that many people in general build their own “cage” and they only let certain people in. In the story John, Lorraine and Mr. Pignati did just this. They each lived in their own separate worlds until they met each other. When they met they opened each other’s eyes to the outside world. In the last part of the quote John is describing how when Mr. Pignati died he took John and Lorraine’s childhood with him. When the three of them were together they acted like children. Mr. Pignati was like the father they never had and when he died a part of them died as well.

“ We’re high-school kids,’ John added a little nervously “We’re sorry we lied to you.’ He said’” (102). At this point of the book Lorraine had started to feel guilty for lying to Mr. Pignati. She was never fully onboard with lying to Mr. Pignati about not being charity workers ,and she decided that it was the right time for the both of them to fess up for what they did and to tell the truth to the pigman. Lorraine decided that it was the right thing to tell the Pigman the truth so that he would like them for them ,and that she wouldn’t feel bad about what she did wrong.

People do not become heroes because of “pride or intelligence or energy”, but from “quiet heart-breaking nobility”. Brueck’s view on heroes is shown in Antigone.

The operation on Algernon, the lab mouse, fades and he soon become a regular mouse with no great intelligence. Charlie’s intelligence deteriorates and like the mouse, Charlie goes back to the way he was before. Mr. Donnor, offered him his job back and he was glad to accept. Now that all the men at the Bakery knew why Charlie suddenly became smart, they treated him differently than before, with more respect. When Charlie went back to work there was a man, Meyer Klaus, who was very mean to him. His friends did not tolerate this well. “Joe Carp came in and grabbed Klaus by the shirt and said leave him alone you lousy bastard or Ill brake your neck. Charlie is a good guy and nobodys gonna start up with him without answering for it.” (Keyes 308) Charlie’s friends treated him poorly before, but once they knew the truth, they corrected their wrongs and made them right. Not only did Charlie’s friends change but when Charlie and his sister, Norma, reunited she no longer hated him, but loved him. Once most people know the truth, and come to accept it, they usually change for the better, but in this case Fay changed for the worse. Fay Lilliman was a woman who lived next door to Charlie’s apartment. Charlie and Fay became friends. Fay was unaware of Charlie’s operation and believed he had always been of normal intelligence. When Charlie’s operation declined so did their friendship. Fay no longer wanted to see Charlie because he was not a normal man, but a mentally challenged man. When the truth comes out society almost always changes. Sometimes it changes for the better and sometimes it changes for the

This is the second thing Zindel sets out to tell his readers in the story. These two teenagers John and Lorraine, who were once loners, meet the Pigman and feel like they belong somewhere and with someone. The Pigman was not only a friend to John and Lorraine, but he was a father and a mentor. The Pigman opened his life to John and Lorraine and they opened their lives to him. The Pigman put John and Lorraine first in his life and he wanted to make them happy. The Pigman quickly became close friends after he met John and Lorraine and that friendship lasted for a long time. If John and Lorraine wanted something, the Pigman would buy it even though they did not need it. As the story progressed, the friendship between the three grew stronger and stronger until one day it started to fall. In the end, their friendship started to crumble and then it disappeared just like what happens to must friendships. Friendships are just like life, fragile and they could last long or they could last for a short amount of

Napoleon’s Corrupt Power There was a couple of themes in the novel, “ Animal Farm” and one of them was that power corrupts those who possess it. Orwell brings out the idea through the character of Napoleon when he takes over the farm as leader and starts making changes. Napoleon gained more power and wanted to keep it for himself. He had took advantage of the animals, making new rules, and breaking the Seven Commandments.