The Pigman Summary
Paul Zindel

The Pigman by Paul Zindel Paul Zindel was born in 1936 in Staten Island, New York, where he and his sister were raised by his mother. He began writing plays in high school and eventually pursued a ... Read more

Biography EssayCritics of adolescent literature generally cite four novels of the late 1960s as helping this subgenre break its ties with its past formulaic romanticism and move dramatically into a mu... Read more

Considered a groundbreaking author of young adult literature as well as one of its most controversial contributors, Paul Zindel is well known as the creator of realistic novels that depict the teenage... Read more

A playwright who draws heavily on his personal experiences for the material of his plays, Paul Zindel is best known for his largely autobiographical award-winner, The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-th... Read more

Critical Essay by Diane Farrell [The Pigman is] a "now" book, a thoroughly contemporary, sensitive—and shocking—first novel. Lorraine and John are high-school sophomores: ... Read more

Critical Essay by Zena Sutherland [The protagonists of The Pigman, John and Lorraine,] have two great bonds: they are both in conflict with their parents Paul Zindel 1936– © 1983 Martha... Read more

Critical Essay by David Rees There is something peculiarly subversive about Zindel's books that appeals to the adolescent. Adults, particularly authoritarian figures like policemen or teachers... Read more

Critical Essay by The Times Literary Supplement John and Lorraine in The Pigman are not immediately attractive figures with whom to identify. They are out of sympathy with home and school, disturbed ... Read more

The Pigman, by Paul Zindel is a novel about two teens, John and Lorraine, who befriends Mr. Pignati. Mr. Pignati is a lonely and elderly man who grieves over his deceased wife, and is referred to as t... Read more

I think that John and Lorraine have changed throughout the entire book. They both went a long way ever since their prank calls to Mr. Pignati's death. Mr. Pignati was an important factor that led t... Read more

CHAPTER 1 John and Lorraine go to Franklin High. John Conlon hates school and was nicknamed "the Bathroom bomber" because he always set off firecrackers (tin cans) in the boy's bathroom. They got inv... Read more