The Pigman
Meaning Study John from The Pigman once said, “For a moment it was something else - something I was glimpsing for the first time - the cold tiles, the draft that moved about me, the nice solid fact that someday I was going to end up in a coffin myself.” What John means by this quote is that he realized the reality of death. He knew that by cigarette he lit and every drink he drank would shorten his life. He did not want to be like the grown up people he knew. While he sat there in the monkey exhibit he realized that one day he would be the one lying in a coffin.
Comprehension Study The pigman is vulnerable because he is weak and helpless. When Lorraine fist talks with him on the phone he keeps the conversation going and they can tell that he is lonely and in need of some comfort. He even let them come over to his house so he could give them a donation of ten dollars. The pigman shows them his personal items and even takes them to the zoo to see his favorite animals. He bought them ice skates and let them pick something out for themselves. Mr. Pignati was very vulnerable because he had no one else other than his favorite gorilla Bobo. …show more content…
One day John sat next to her on the bus and and he became her only close friend. The reason she was so close to him is because they understood each other and both had strict parents. In the story Lorraine loved him and would get jealous when other girls would talk to him. They became even closer after all they went through with Mr.
Meaning Study John from The Pigman once said, “For a moment it was something else - something I was glimpsing for the first time - the cold tiles, the draft that moved about me, the nice solid fact that someday I was going to end up in a coffin myself.” What John means by this quote is that he realized the reality of death. He knew that by cigarette he lit and every drink he drank would shorten his life. He did not want to be like the grown up people he knew. While he sat there in the monkey exhibit he realized that one day he would be the one lying in a coffin.
Comprehension Study The pigman is vulnerable because he is weak and helpless. When Lorraine fist talks with him on the phone he keeps the conversation going and they can tell that he is lonely and in need of some comfort. He even let them come over to his house so he could give them a donation of ten dollars. The pigman shows them his personal items and even takes them to the zoo to see his favorite animals. He bought them ice skates and let them pick something out for themselves. Mr. Pignati was very vulnerable because he had no one else other than his favorite gorilla Bobo. …show more content…
One day John sat next to her on the bus and and he became her only close friend. The reason she was so close to him is because they understood each other and both had strict parents. In the story Lorraine loved him and would get jealous when other girls would talk to him. They became even closer after all they went through with Mr.