Horrible actions are inexcusable but maybe they are explainable by early homelife. In the novel The Pigman by Paul Zindel two young characters deal with the impact their relationship with parents have on the attitudes and actions.
John's parents are older and are unable to relate to John in any way. They seems to only care if John succeeds not about his feeling or anything going on in his life. They are also setting very high expectations for his which he feels he will never live up to by comparing him to his successful older brother. “‘An actor?... Thank god Kenneth isn’t a lunatic’”(66) they continue to brush aside his dreams without question. The way John's parents treat him has a direct impact on his life without him even knowing. John
John's parents are older and are unable to relate to John in any way. They seems to only care if John succeeds not about his feeling or anything going on in his life. They are also setting very high expectations for his which he feels he will never live up to by comparing him to his successful older brother. “‘An actor?... Thank god Kenneth isn’t a lunatic’”(66) they continue to brush aside his dreams without question. The way John's parents treat him has a direct impact on his life without him even knowing. John