“‘John don’t slam the door when you go out… don’t , don’t, don’t.’ ‘John please do whatever you like...’” (Zindel, p.85)
Analysis of characters: In this quote from chapter nine, John compares what his life is like at home vs. what his life is like at the Pigman’s house. From what John has wrote as what his parents would say to him, we can tell that his parents don’t really think about how he feels or what he wants very much, almost as if he is a burden to them. Compared to what the Pigman would greet him with, Mr. Pignati’s house must seem like a heaven to John. Mr. Pignati wants John to be as comfortable as possible at his house and is always willing to listen to him, making his house an escape for John. I think the author included this so John had a reason to keep going back to the Pigman’s house since the initial reason was just to money from him. This may be a good thing for John right now since Mr. Pignati’s house is a happy place for him, but I wonder if it will also make the Pigman’s death take a larger toll on John.
Analysis of characters: In this quote from chapter nine, John compares what his life is like at home vs. what his life is like at the Pigman’s house. From what John has wrote as what his parents would say to him, we can tell that his parents don’t really think about how he feels or what he wants very much, almost as if he is a burden to them. Compared to what the Pigman would greet him with, Mr. Pignati’s house must seem like a heaven to John. Mr. Pignati wants John to be as comfortable as possible at his house and is always willing to listen to him, making his house an escape for John. I think the author included this so John had a reason to keep going back to the Pigman’s house since the initial reason was just to money from him. This may be a good thing for John right now since Mr. Pignati’s house is a happy place for him, but I wonder if it will also make the Pigman’s death take a larger toll on John.