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May 14, 2011 · The Pigman. One of the best-selling young adult books of all time, written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Paul Zindel. John Conlan is nicknamed “The Bathroom Bomber” after setting off firecrackers in the boys’ bathroom 23 times without ever getting caught. John and his best friend, Lorraine, can never please their parents, and school is ...
- 1935169025, 9781935169024
- Paul Zindel
- Graymalkin Media, 2011
The Pigman Summary. The spring of their sophomore year of high school, Lorraine Jensen and John Conlan sign an oath vowing to tell the truth—and only the truth—about their experiences with Mr. Angelo Pignati, “The Pigman.”. What follows is a first-person confession, told from Lorraine and John’s alternating perspectives, of the ...
John Conlan. John is both the protagonist and one of the narrators of the story, alternating chapters with his friend Lorraine Jensen. John is a high school sophomore with a penchant for troublemaking, rule-breaking, and lying. His disrespect for all forms of authority, such as parents, teachers, and rules, expresses itself in his curse-laden ...
(1976) also takes place in Staten Island and follows the story of two teenage social outcasts dealing with dysfunctional families. Confessions of a Teenage Baboon (1977) is a semiautobiographical coming-of-age novel that tells the story of Chris, a 15-year-old boy whose father abandoned his family and whose mother works as a nurse, just like Zindel’s own parents.
High school sophomore John Conlan is one of the novel’s two narrators. He’s boisterous, handsome, and a compulsive liar. Though John is initially rather selfish and without compassion, he becomes more self-examined and develops empathy as he spends more time with Mr. Pignati. Despite his outer confidence, John has a lot of fears and ...
John and Lorraine skip school to accompany Mr. Pignati to the zoo, and he introduces them to Bobo the baboon, whom he calls his best friend. Though the teenagers find the encounter a bit strange, they soon grow fond of the old man and enjoy spending time at his house, which provides the sense of a happy family life each of them does not have on their own.
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John Conlan (Bathroom Bomber) – the male protagonist who narrates the odd-numbered chapters. John is something of an anti-hero , as he uses his intelligence, looks, and charm for personal gain. He aspires to be an actor, but fuels his creativity with pranks, though most of them are benign.
