How Does John Change In The Pigman

“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. ;let the things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” (Lao Tzu) In The Pigman by Paul Zindel, John Conlan and Lorraine Jensen change naturally throughout the story. John and Lorraine call a random number as a prank and end up meeting Mr. Pignati. Eventually , John and Lorraine become great friends with Mr. Pignati and he takes them shopping. Later on, Mr. Pignati has a heart attack and John and Lorraine are left to take care of his house. Finally, Mr. Pignati dies in a zoo. In the novel, The Pigman, the characters, John and Lorraine, change and become better people because of their relationship with each other and Mr. Angelo Pignati.

John Conlan has done many actions to earn the trait of immature. For example, he has set bombs off in the bathroom of his school, and he has lied to Mr. Angelo Pignati about a fake charity called the L&J Fund. Mr. Pignati believes in the L&J Fund and gives John $10. John later spends this money on beer and cigarettes. Later on in the story, John, Lorraine, and Mr. Angelo Pignati develop a great relationship. Mr. Pignati buys many things for the teens, such as roller skates. John likes him because he is like the father that he never had. John defends Lorraine by saying, “I told you not to call Lorraine a screech owl” (92). Rather than agree with Norton, he defends Lorraine because they have built such a great relationship with each other. If this was earlier in the story John could have agreed with Norton. Due to John meeting the Pigman and Lorraine, he has become a better