The Pigman Book Report

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To begin with, the book The Pigman includes the following characters: John, Lorraine, The Pigman, Mrs. Jensen, and John’s parents. John and his friends like to hang out near the cemetery. Sometimes you could say that they acted like nocturnal creatures. John and his friends would do something called a “telephone marathon”, where someone could see how long they could talk to a random number in the phone book. One day as John and Lorraine were doing a “telephone marathon”, and they called the house of Pignati Angelo 190 Howard Av. Lorraine was talking to Mr. Pignati as a charity worker. Mr. Pignati agreed to give Lorraine and John $10 if they came over for a visit. John and Lorraine were in a predicament because they didn’t want to go over to …show more content…
Pignati was actually a good man. This man was actually very proficient in memorizing 10 items and writing them on a piece of paper. They also learned the Mr. Pignati has a great avocation for collecting pigs. After a long time of being with The Pigman, they all go to the mall and he buys John and Lorraine each a few items. Lorraine used Mr. Pignati’s money to buy her mom some clothing, but she only wondered where they came from. Lorraine thought her mother was really being an ingrate. Of course, Lorraine had to create a prevarication of where she got them. One day John and Lorraine are over at The Pigman’s house and they are just watching TV. John decides it is a good idea to put on his roller skates and skate through the house. Soon, the others join and all 3 of them are skating through the house. All 3 were acting very infantile. John runs up the stairs with the skates on and soon after him is The Pigman. This proves to be such a hard task that The Pigman has a heart attack! For the days to come as The Pigman is in this mundane hospital, John and Lorraine have a lot of anxiety about him and decide to visit. As Mr. Pignati is away at the hospital, John has the great idea of throwing a party at The Pigman’s

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