The Pigman

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In the book “The Pigman” John and Lorraine became friends with a guy named Mr. Pignati. This all started because Lorraine told an prevarication to Mr. Pignati about the J&L mund. When John and Lorraine first met the Pigman they thought he was mundane. Also, when he was talking about himself he said that him and his wife’s avocation was collecting ceramic pigs. Lorraine has a mortified feeling toward her mother and her home. She said that her mom treats her infinitely. When Mr. Pignati took John and Lorraine to the zoo he introduced them to Bobo the baboon and the smell of his cage was putrid. Bobo was Mr. Pignati’s best friend after his wife had passed away. He would tell him everything because he knew he couldn’t tell anybody. One day Mr. …show more content…
Pignati went to the hospital in an ambulance. John and Lorraine went to the hospital to visit him. They gave his house keys to him but he tells them to continue to make themselves at home at his house while he’s in the hospital still. A few days later Mr. Pignati comes home unexpectedly and it's a predicament because he finds out that john and lorraine had a party behind his back and destroyed his house. John said he wanted to have a drink but then it just got out of hand as always because he’s ingrate. Also, John has an nocturnal activity because he drinks and smokes at night. At the party they served Hors d'oeuvres to all the guest. When he walks in he sees that some of the guest had torn his wife’s dresses and only getting worse Norton the antagonistic had broken all his ceramic pigs he had major anxiety. Mr. Pignati goes upstairs crying while holding one of his wife’s torn dresses. The next day John and Lorraine feel terrible and call him to apologize. They suggested to meet at the zoo that day. When they got to the zoo they talked but he was anxious to see bobo. As he went to go see him he noticed he wasn’t in the cage and learned that bobo was dead. Right after he found out bobo was dead he had another heart attack and didn’t make

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