Lorraine And John In The Pigman

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In The Pigman, John Conlan and Lorraine Jensen narrate, in alternating chapters, about their fun and exciting time they had with Mr. Pignati. In the beginning of The Pigman John and Lorraine relate to each other about their feelings of Mr. Pignati’s death. After they relate, Lorraine, John, and their “supposed” friends play a prank calling game. When it was Lorraine's cheats and calls Mr. Pignati so she can get the longest time. Then the next day Lorraine and John go to the Pigman’s house to collect money for their fake L & J fund. As a result Mr. Pignati asked them to go to the zoo with him the next day. In other words Lorraine and John become best friends with the Pigman and sometimes skip school to go to his house. For this reason Lorraine,

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