The Pigman Study Guide (IV) What did you think of the conclusion of The Pigman? Why? I was angry at John for doing that party and afterwards inviting Mr. Pignati to zoo. If he had not done that Mr. Pignati could have lasted longer. 1. In chapter 12, John starts to care about how his hair and clothes look. Whom does he want to impress? Why? He wanted to impress Lorraine because he liked her. 2. When Lorraine recalls her candlelight dinner with John, she says, “it was as if I was being told about . . . something beautiful waiting just for me.” What do you think that “something beautiful” is? Love for John. 3. Briefly describe Lorraine’s nightmare about Mr. Pignati’s “pig room.” What incident does the dream foreshadow? She is being pulled towards darkness, it foreshadows the death of the Pigman. 4. Why is John so upset when Norton breaks Mr. Pignati’s porcelain pigs? What do the pigs represent, or symbolize, to Mr. Pignati? John is angry because he knew Norton should have never come to the party, and now he broke the pigs which were really important to Mr. Pignati because he and Conchetta had collected them. 5. Why are John and Lorraine arrested? How do their parents react? They are arrested for doing a very noisy party. John's parents want to take him to a doctor, Lorraine's mother cries a lot. 6. Why does John think about his father when Mr. Pignati dies? Because at that time Mr. Pignati's face looked like Bore's face.
A Letter to Mr. Pignati Imagine that you are either John or Lorraine. Then write a letter of apology to Mr. Pignati in which you explain why you are sorry and how much he meant to you. Be sure to use specific details from the novel to write your letter. Mr. Pignati, you were so important to me despite the fact I did not show it. Since the day you died I feel guilty for taking you to the zoo, I am really sorry, but how was I supposed to know Bobo was dead? I also wanted to tell you were like a father to me, and I really miss drinking wine at your home. Sincerely, John.
Personal Response ? I’m very upset about the ending of the story because of John specially, he threw a party in Pignati’s house even though he was being told not to do that, he was pretty disobedient and didn’t care. Analyzing Literature Recall and Interpret 1. I think he tries to impress Lorraine like showing her that he has changed, because he really starts liking her. 2.? The something beautiful Lorraine says is what she has been waiting for a long time, to be loved by someone she loves, John. 3. Lorraine dreams about a coffin in the pig’s room, resembling a death, and the pigs resemble Mr. Pignati. 4. John is upset because Norton was the last person John would’ve invite to the party and he arrived without an invitation, off course he knew it wasn’t for good; h destroyed the most meaningful thing to Mr. Piganti, the only thing that remembered his be loving wife. 5.? Because of the party they threw at Mr. Pignati’s house with a lot of drama and fight, drinks, smoke and the rest. Lorraine’s mother was really upset and slapped her in the face because Lorraine lied about going to a party. Evaluate and Connect 6. Because he realized that he has just lost something he never knew how to appreciate, and thought the same thing about his father. 7. I really don’t know because these characters really surprise me along the story, I don’t know how might they answered this question, is hard for me either. Literature and Writing A Letter to Mr. Pignati Dear Pignari, or should I called you Mr. Pignati, my friend. I’m just writing this letter to tell you how much sorry I am for all what I’ve done too you. I’m just making sure to let you know, I didn’t mean to hurt. Through all this time we passed together, I realized that you have become more than a friend, you have become I father, the one I never had. You have taught to me many things, in some way you trained me to be a better person, you showed me how to value things that in a future I may not have. I really want you to forgive me, because I don’t want to lose another person in my life, a person with whom I can be sincere and be myself. Sincerely, Lorraine
Personal Response I didn’t expect him to be all happy like the old days he was with John and Lorraine, because in a way he was betrayed. I wasn’t surprised when he died because he was pretending to be a little kid even though he was old enough to be a child’s grandpa. He also had to endure many difficult situations. Analyzing Literature Recall and Interpret 1. He wants to impress Lorraine because he is beginning to fall in love with her. He wants her to see him like more than only a friend, but he doesn’t sees she already likes him that way. 2. Maybe a new relationship with John, more than friends. 3. Something, or someone, pulls her towards the dark pig room, which was Mr. Pignati’s sanctuary. I think this ways warning her about Mr. Pignati’s death. 4. This porcelain pigs are very important for Mr. Pignati because they were from his wife. John knew this and knew this was going to affect Mr. Pignati because it represented the love Mrs. Pignati had for Mr. Pignati. 5. They are arrested for almost destroying the old man’s property; since everybody else left before the police appeared they were the ones to blame. They think that was a bad think they made: Lorraine’s mother thinks he may have caused her something wrong and he is very disappointed because she considers this a bad thing, meanwhile John’s parents think he needs help. Evaluate and Connect 6. He recalls the time he saw his father so weak and remembers it as death. He sees his father is very old and very close to something as Mr. Pignati suffered: death. 7. Which Focus Activity on page 28? Literature and Writing A Letter to Mr. Pignati Dear Mr. Pignati, I know you must be somewhere in heaven with your wife and I hope you are happy with her. I know you can’t read this letter anymore because you are now dead, but I also think I should express how your appearance to my life affected me. First of all, I want to apologize. I shouldn’t have let John organized the cocktail. I should not have taken without permission Conchetta’s possessions, neither let them be damaged. I should have been more careful and have taken more care of you considering your age. I should have known how your age affected you physical ability, since my mother is a nurse. When I first saw you have the heart attack I panicked because I didn’t want anything to happen to you. At first you were only a game, but from the beginning I didn’t want anything bad happening to you. When I first saw you I saw the sincere caring in your eyes, which my mother haven’t use with me since my father. As time passed, and you took John and I as family we also took you as family. You were like the caring relative that John and I never had, you cared for us and even though we were still were stranger you wanted to give us thinks without us asking, like those stockings you wanted to give me. Im very grateful you share at least few months with me and I must confess you changed John into a better person and me into a more confident person. I want to thank you all the time you spend with us. Be forever happy with your wife now. With love, Lorraine.
*Personal Response In my opinion he would never be happy, first because of his life experiences which really turned him down, second because he lost confidence with Lorraine and with John because of what they did to him. He died, because of his age and because he was old, he had to know that he was really a man with a very big age. *Analyzing Literature Recall and Interpret 1. John wants to give Lorraine a good impression to her and to have her attention, although he is falling in love with her, and want their relationship as friends to be more than that, but Lorraine wants him as a friend. 2. That she might start to have feelings for him of being more than a friend, and start a higher level relationship. 3. She is pulled by a thing or person into that pig room, which belongs to Mr. Pignati to make her understand that he was death. 4. These pigs meant a lot for Mr.Pignati because they were from his wife. It represented the love that his wife had for him; John knew that this will make Pignati sensible. 5. They get arrested for destroying an old man’s property, Lorraine’s mother thinks that John may caused her do this, and she is very disappointed. Meanwhile the parents of John think that he needs their help and support. *Evaluate and Connect 6. He remembers when his father was weak and lost it strength, which took him to a feeling of death. He sees the old Pignati in his father, with something that affected him, which was death. 7. There is no Focus Activity. *Literature and Writing Dear Mr.Pignati, First of all I want you to let you know that you meant to much to me, that you occupy a huge space in my heart, which is now gone, but I want to let you know that I am sorry for letting John organize the cocktail, for not care to much about your age, having a mother which is a nurse and which might have helped you, because of your bad physical conditions and your health. I am sorry for making you think in some way that I was only with you for material things. But I want to let you know, that you are always present in my heart, that you will always make part of my family, and that I will always remember your support and the good friendship I had with you, making me feel almost as if I was your son. Thanks for caring for me and John thanks for the valuable time we spend together and because you make me have confidence with you and always demonstrated your love. You will always be the friend and almost father in my life. Thanks for your friendship and support. I love you very much. Lorraine.
*Personal Response In my opinion he would never be happy, first because of his life experiences which really turned him down, second because he lost confidence with Lorraine and with John because of what they did to him. He died, because of his age and because he was old, he had to know that he was really a man with a very big age. *Analyzing Literature Recall and Interpret 1. John wants to give Lorraine a good impression to her and to have her attention, although he is falling in love with her, and want their relationship as friends to be more than that, but Lorraine wants him as a friend. 2. That she might start to have feelings for him of being more than a friend, and start a higher level relationship. 3. She is pulled by a thing or person into that pig room, which belongs to Mr. Pignati to make her understand that he was death. 4. These pigs meant a lot for Mr.Pignati because they were from his wife. It represented the love that his wife had for him; John knew that this will make Pignati sensible. 5. They get arrested for destroying an old man’s property, Lorraine’s mother thinks that John may caused her do this, and she is very disappointed. Meanwhile the parents of John think that he needs their help and support. *Evaluate and Connect 6. He remembers when his father was weak and lost it strength, which took him to a feeling of death. He sees the old Pignati in his father, with something that affected him, which was death. 7. There is no Focus Activity. *Literature and Writing Dear Mr.Pignati, First of all I want you to let you know that you meant to much to me, that you occupy a huge space in my heart, which is now gone, but I want to let you know that I am sorry for letting John organize the cocktail, for not care to much about your age, having a mother which is a nurse and which might have helped you, because of your bad physical conditions and your health. I am sorry for making you think in some way that I was only with you for material things. But I want to let you know, that you are always present in my heart, that you will always make part of my family, and that I will always remember your support and the good friendship I had with you, making me feel almost as if I was your son. Thanks for caring for me and John thanks for the valuable time we spend together and because you make me have confidence with you and always demonstrated your love. You will always be the friend and almost father in my life. Thanks for your friendship and support. I love you very much. Lorraine.
Personal Response He was a very lonely and sad man that uses to cover all his sadness with fake smiles. All this sadness was hided really deep inside of him and Bobo’s death was a deception that with all of his sadness together causes his weak hearth to break guiding him to his death. His fakeness guided him to this, trying to be a kid again to forget, trying to feel “happy” to forget and don’t let the pain inside of him show, he couldn’t stand no more. Analyzing Literature Recall and Interpret 1.He is wanting to impress Lorraine because since the kiss he was able to recognize he was in love with her and wanted her to fill attracted by him to become more than friends. 2. It was guiding her to John because they love each other but haven’t notice, she could be able to see John, John for more than a friend. 3. The disaster that guide to Mr. Pignati’s death was the destruction held in that room, his precious room. It was a clue place. 4. Because he remembers the pigs were really important for Mr. Pignati, it was his most precious places and that pigs mean allot for Mr. Pignati because they were a kind of connection he had with his wife but now that they were broken their connection was too. 5. They were arrested because of the party they have make that become out of control and destroy the pigman’s house. Lorraine’s other was really upset with Lorraine that even get to slap her, she was disappointed but as Lorraine explain her she seem to understand. While John’s parent act more in a casual way not hitting but act in a more silent way and decided John should go to a psychiatrist. Evaluate and Connect 6. Because he remember him of them, the way he look lying on the floor remember him of his father and think he might be the one taking the place of the Pigman by ending his life. 7. How might John answer the questionnaire in the Focus Activity on page 28? How might Lorraine? Explain. Literature and Writing Dear Mr. Pignati: I hope you know you meant too much to me and I never wanted to hurt you in any way. I’m truly sorry for making up that cocktail that had ruin your house and the pig’s room but I didn’t meant it to happen. John was the one who make me do the party, he literally force me to make it and I shouldn’t have fall, it really wasn’t mainly his force but I hope this have make you smile. Because I love when you smile I don’t like to see you cried and even less because of me. For the dresses I’m really sorry I didn’t know what I was thinking, I’m human everyone make mistakes. The pig room is the damage that hurt me more, I understand how much that room meant for you, it meant the same you mean for us and if something happen to you I would feel really sad too. Although I don’t think John would write you a later too I know he is really sorry too and both of us wish your forgiveness. We love you. - Lorraine BY PAOLA AROCHA
I was disappointed in the way John acted, by this I mean throwing a party in Mr. Piganti’s house without his permission knowing that he was coming back home that night. It was his fault that Mr. Pignati became sad at the end because his collection of pigs were destroyed. 1. He tries to impress Lorraine because he might start to like her after they kissed and all the time they spent together, he figured out that he could trust her no matter what and that she will always be there with him. 2. I think that “something beautiful” is the love between her and John. 3. The dream foreshadow the incident during the party when Norton breaks the collection of the pigs. 4. John is sad because he knew that those collections meant so much to Mr . Piganati due that his wife used to call him Pigman because of his last name. 5. They were arrested because they were doing a party without permission in a old mans house and Lorraine’s mom freaked out and hit her and cried in front of the police, while John’s parents just told him he needed help. Evaluate and Connect 6. Because the face Mr. Pignati used to have was the same his father had because he was getting older and tired, he knew someday that moment will come for his dad.
A Letter to Mr. Pignati Imagine that you are either John or Lorraine. Then write a letter of apology to Mr. Pignati in which you explain why you are sorry and how much he meant to you. Be sure to use specific details from the novel to write your letter. Hi Mr. Pignati I’m so sorry for the party in your house and for the incident with your collections of pigs, I really care about you and I want you to be alright. Even though you might be mad at us or disappointed I totally understand and we deserve it because you trusted in us and we failed you. I’m sure John deep inside of him is feeling guilty too and sorry for our actions, you are really important to us and changed out lives in just a few days. Thank you for being who you are. We love you and we’re truly sorry, sorry, sorry ,sorry…… sorry. XOXO -Lorraine .
The Pigman Study Guide (IV)
ResponderEliminarWhat did you think of the conclusion of The Pigman? Why?
I was angry at John for doing that party and afterwards inviting Mr. Pignati to zoo. If he had not done that Mr. Pignati could have lasted longer.
1. In chapter 12, John starts to care about how his hair and clothes look. Whom does he want to impress? Why?
He wanted to impress Lorraine because he liked her.
2. When Lorraine recalls her candlelight dinner with John, she says, “it was as if I was being told about . . . something beautiful waiting just for me.” What do you think that “something beautiful” is?
Love for John.
3. Briefly describe Lorraine’s nightmare about Mr. Pignati’s “pig room.” What incident does the dream foreshadow?
She is being pulled towards darkness, it foreshadows the death of the Pigman.
4. Why is John so upset when Norton breaks Mr. Pignati’s porcelain pigs? What do the pigs represent, or symbolize, to Mr. Pignati?
John is angry because he knew Norton should have never come to the party, and now he broke the pigs which were really important to Mr. Pignati because he and Conchetta had collected them.
5. Why are John and Lorraine arrested? How do their parents react?
They are arrested for doing a very noisy party. John's parents want to take him to a doctor, Lorraine's mother cries a lot.
6. Why does John think about his father when Mr. Pignati dies?
Because at that time Mr. Pignati's face looked like Bore's face.
A Letter to Mr. Pignati
Imagine that you are either John or Lorraine. Then write a letter of apology to Mr. Pignati in which you explain why you are sorry and how much he meant to you. Be sure to use specific details from the novel to write your letter.
Mr. Pignati, you were so important to me despite the fact I did not show it. Since the day you died I feel guilty for taking you to the zoo, I am really sorry, but how was I supposed to know Bobo was dead? I also wanted to tell you were like a father to me, and I really miss drinking wine at your home.
Sincerely, John.
Personal Response
ResponderEliminar? I’m very upset about the ending of the story because of John specially, he threw a party in Pignati’s house even though he was being told not to do that, he was pretty disobedient and didn’t care.
Analyzing Literature
Recall and Interpret
1. I think he tries to impress Lorraine like showing her that he has changed, because he really starts liking her.
2.? The something beautiful Lorraine says is what she has been waiting for a long time, to be loved by someone she loves, John.
3. Lorraine dreams about a coffin in the pig’s room, resembling a death, and the pigs resemble Mr. Pignati.
4. John is upset because Norton was the last person John would’ve invite to the party and he arrived without an invitation, off course he knew it wasn’t for good; h destroyed the most meaningful thing to Mr. Piganti, the only thing that remembered his be loving wife.
5.? Because of the party they threw at Mr. Pignati’s house with a lot of drama and fight, drinks, smoke and the rest. Lorraine’s mother was really upset and slapped her in the face because Lorraine lied about going to a party.
Evaluate and Connect
6. Because he realized that he has just lost something he never knew how to appreciate, and thought the same thing about his father.
7. I really don’t know because these characters really surprise me along the story, I don’t know how might they answered this question, is hard for me either.
Literature and Writing
A Letter to Mr. Pignati
Dear Pignari, or should I called you Mr. Pignati, my friend.
I’m just writing this letter to tell you how much sorry I am for all what I’ve done too you. I’m just making sure to let you know, I didn’t mean to hurt. Through all this time we passed together, I realized that you have become more than a friend, you have become I father, the one I never had. You have taught to me many things, in some way you trained me to be a better person, you showed me how to value things that in a future I may not have. I really want you to forgive me, because I don’t want to lose another person in my life, a person with whom I can be sincere and be myself.
Sincerely, Lorraine
- Isabella Cotes
Personal Response
ResponderEliminarI didn’t expect him to be all happy like the old days he was with John and Lorraine, because in a way he was betrayed. I wasn’t surprised when he died because he was pretending to be a little kid even though he was old enough to be a child’s grandpa. He also had to endure many difficult situations.
Analyzing Literature
Recall and Interpret
1. He wants to impress Lorraine because he is beginning to fall in love with her. He wants her to see him like more than only a friend, but he doesn’t sees she already likes him that way.
2. Maybe a new relationship with John, more than friends.
3. Something, or someone, pulls her towards the dark pig room, which was Mr. Pignati’s sanctuary. I think this ways warning her about Mr. Pignati’s death.
4. This porcelain pigs are very important for Mr. Pignati because they were from his wife. John knew this and knew this was going to affect Mr. Pignati because it represented the love Mrs. Pignati had for Mr. Pignati.
5. They are arrested for almost destroying the old man’s property; since everybody else left before the police appeared they were the ones to blame. They think that was a bad think they made: Lorraine’s mother thinks he may have caused her something wrong and he is very disappointed because she considers this a bad thing, meanwhile John’s parents think he needs help.
Evaluate and Connect
6. He recalls the time he saw his father so weak and remembers it as death. He sees his father is very old and very close to something as Mr. Pignati suffered: death.
7. Which Focus Activity on page 28?
Literature and Writing
A Letter to Mr. Pignati
Dear Mr. Pignati,
I know you must be somewhere in heaven with your wife and I hope you are happy with her. I know you can’t read this letter anymore because you are now dead, but I also think I should express how your appearance to my life affected me. First of all, I want to apologize. I shouldn’t have let John organized the cocktail. I should not have taken without permission Conchetta’s possessions, neither let them be damaged. I should have been more careful and have taken more care of you considering your age. I should have known how your age affected you physical ability, since my mother is a nurse. When I first saw you have the heart attack I panicked because I didn’t want anything to happen to you. At first you were only a game, but from the beginning I didn’t want anything bad happening to you. When I first saw you I saw the sincere caring in your eyes, which my mother haven’t use with me since my father. As time passed, and you took John and I as family we also took you as family. You were like the caring relative that John and I never had, you cared for us and even though we were still were stranger you wanted to give us thinks without us asking, like those stockings you wanted to give me. Im very grateful you share at least few months with me and I must confess you changed John into a better person and me into a more confident person. I want to thank you all the time you spend with us. Be forever happy with your wife now.
With love,
Lorraine.
Name: Priscilla Torres. 8ºB
ResponderEliminar*Personal Response
In my opinion he would never be happy, first because of his life experiences which really turned him down, second because he lost confidence with Lorraine and with John because of what they did to him. He died, because of his age and because he was old, he had to know that he was really a man with a very big age.
*Analyzing Literature
Recall and Interpret
1. John wants to give Lorraine a good impression to her and to have her attention, although he is falling in love with her, and want their relationship as friends to be more than that, but Lorraine wants him as a friend.
2. That she might start to have feelings for him of being more than a friend, and start a higher level relationship.
3. She is pulled by a thing or person into that pig room, which belongs to Mr. Pignati to make her understand that he was death.
4. These pigs meant a lot for Mr.Pignati because they were from his wife. It represented the love that his wife had for him; John knew that this will make Pignati sensible.
5. They get arrested for destroying an old man’s property, Lorraine’s mother thinks that John may caused her do this, and she is very disappointed. Meanwhile the parents of John think that he needs their help and support.
*Evaluate and Connect
6. He remembers when his father was weak and lost it strength, which took him to a feeling of death. He sees the old Pignati in his father, with something that affected him, which was death.
7. There is no Focus Activity.
*Literature and Writing
Dear Mr.Pignati,
First of all I want you to let you know that you meant to much to me, that you occupy a huge space in my heart, which is now gone, but I want to let you know that I am sorry for letting John organize the cocktail, for not care to much about your age, having a mother which is a nurse and which might have helped you, because of your bad physical conditions and your health. I am sorry for making you think in some way that I was only with you for material things. But I want to let you know, that you are always present in my heart, that you will always make part of my family, and that I will always remember your support and the good friendship I had with you, making me feel almost as if I was your son. Thanks for caring for me and John thanks for the valuable time we spend together and because you make me have confidence with you and always demonstrated your love. You will always be the friend and almost father in my life. Thanks for your friendship and support. I love you very much.
Lorraine.
Name: Priscilla Torres. 8ºB
ResponderEliminar*Personal Response
In my opinion he would never be happy, first because of his life experiences which really turned him down, second because he lost confidence with Lorraine and with John because of what they did to him. He died, because of his age and because he was old, he had to know that he was really a man with a very big age.
*Analyzing Literature
Recall and Interpret
1. John wants to give Lorraine a good impression to her and to have her attention, although he is falling in love with her, and want their relationship as friends to be more than that, but Lorraine wants him as a friend.
2. That she might start to have feelings for him of being more than a friend, and start a higher level relationship.
3. She is pulled by a thing or person into that pig room, which belongs to Mr. Pignati to make her understand that he was death.
4. These pigs meant a lot for Mr.Pignati because they were from his wife. It represented the love that his wife had for him; John knew that this will make Pignati sensible.
5. They get arrested for destroying an old man’s property, Lorraine’s mother thinks that John may caused her do this, and she is very disappointed. Meanwhile the parents of John think that he needs their help and support.
*Evaluate and Connect
6. He remembers when his father was weak and lost it strength, which took him to a feeling of death. He sees the old Pignati in his father, with something that affected him, which was death.
7. There is no Focus Activity.
*Literature and Writing
Dear Mr.Pignati,
First of all I want you to let you know that you meant to much to me, that you occupy a huge space in my heart, which is now gone, but I want to let you know that I am sorry for letting John organize the cocktail, for not care to much about your age, having a mother which is a nurse and which might have helped you, because of your bad physical conditions and your health. I am sorry for making you think in some way that I was only with you for material things. But I want to let you know, that you are always present in my heart, that you will always make part of my family, and that I will always remember your support and the good friendship I had with you, making me feel almost as if I was your son. Thanks for caring for me and John thanks for the valuable time we spend together and because you make me have confidence with you and always demonstrated your love. You will always be the friend and almost father in my life. Thanks for your friendship and support. I love you very much.
Lorraine.
Personal Response
ResponderEliminarHe was a very lonely and sad man that uses to cover all his sadness with fake smiles. All this sadness was hided really deep inside of him and Bobo’s death was a deception that with all of his sadness together causes his weak hearth to break guiding him to his death. His fakeness guided him to this, trying to be a kid again to forget, trying to feel “happy” to forget and don’t let the pain inside of him show, he couldn’t stand no more.
Analyzing Literature
Recall and Interpret
1.He is wanting to impress Lorraine because since the kiss he was able to recognize he was in love with her and wanted her to fill attracted by him to become more than friends.
2. It was guiding her to John because they love each other but haven’t notice, she could be able to see John, John for more than a friend.
3. The disaster that guide to Mr. Pignati’s death was the destruction held in that room, his precious room. It was a clue place.
4. Because he remembers the pigs were really important for Mr. Pignati, it was his most precious places and that pigs mean allot for Mr. Pignati because they were a kind of connection he had with his wife but now that they were broken their connection was too.
5. They were arrested because of the party they have make that become out of control and destroy the pigman’s house. Lorraine’s other was really upset with Lorraine that even get to slap her, she was disappointed but as Lorraine explain her she seem to understand. While John’s parent act more in a casual way not hitting but act in a more silent way and decided John should go to a psychiatrist.
Evaluate and Connect
6. Because he remember him of them, the way he look lying on the floor remember him of his father and think he might be the one taking the place of the Pigman by ending his life.
7. How might John answer the questionnaire in the Focus Activity on page 28? How might Lorraine? Explain.
Literature and Writing
Dear Mr. Pignati:
I hope you know you meant too much to me and I never wanted to hurt you in any way. I’m truly sorry for making up that cocktail that had ruin your house and the pig’s room but I didn’t meant it to happen. John was the one who make me do the party, he literally force me to make it and I shouldn’t have fall, it really wasn’t mainly his force but I hope this have make you smile. Because I love when you smile I don’t like to see you cried and even less because of me. For the dresses I’m really sorry I didn’t know what I was thinking, I’m human everyone make mistakes. The pig room is the damage that hurt me more, I understand how much that room meant for you, it meant the same you mean for us and if something happen to you I would feel really sad too. Although I don’t think John would write you a later too I know he is really sorry too and both of us wish your forgiveness. We love you.
- Lorraine
BY PAOLA AROCHA
I was disappointed in the way John acted, by this I mean throwing a party in Mr. Piganti’s house without his permission knowing that he was coming back home that night. It was his fault that Mr. Pignati became sad at the end because his collection of pigs were destroyed.
ResponderEliminar1. He tries to impress Lorraine because he might start to like her after they kissed and all the time they spent together, he figured out that he could trust her no matter what and that she will always be there with him.
2. I think that “something beautiful” is the love between her and John.
3. The dream foreshadow the incident during the party when Norton breaks the collection of the pigs.
4. John is sad because he knew that those collections meant so much to Mr . Piganati due that his wife used to call him Pigman because of his last name.
5. They were arrested because they were doing a party without permission in a old mans house and Lorraine’s mom freaked out and hit her and cried in front of the police, while John’s parents just told him he needed help.
Evaluate and Connect
6. Because the face Mr. Pignati used to have was the same his father had because he was getting older and tired, he knew someday that moment will come for his dad.
A Letter to Mr. Pignati
Imagine that you are either John or Lorraine. Then write a letter of apology to Mr. Pignati in which you explain why you are sorry and how much he meant to you. Be sure to use specific details from the novel to write your letter.
Hi Mr. Pignati I’m so sorry for the party in your house and for the incident with your collections of pigs, I really care about you and I want you to be alright. Even though you might be mad at us or disappointed I totally understand and we deserve it because you trusted in us and we failed you.
I’m sure John deep inside of him is feeling guilty too and sorry for our actions, you are really important to us and changed out lives in just a few days. Thank you for being who you are.
We love you and we’re truly sorry, sorry, sorry ,sorry…… sorry.
XOXO
-Lorraine .
-NICOLLE SOSA <3