I think most writers really want to solve something about their own lives. I think The Pigman represented a problem solving for me in that I took two kids who had no sense of responsibility toward an adult community, who had a cynical view of life. One of the kids in particular was one who I knew from real life who used to drink and smoke and curse and do all sorts of wild and …showed first 75 words of 528 total…

…showed last 75 words of 528 total…Lorraine betray his trust by hosting a party in his home. The situation gets out of hand, and Mr. Pignati returns to a disheveled house where his treasured glass-pig collection has been destroyed and his wife's clothing has been ruined. Although deeply saddened, he forgives the two, but soon suffers a second heart attack. This time the attack is fatal, and John and Lorraine are left contemplating the role they played in the Pigman's death.