History Literature / ThePigman

* DidntThinkThisThrough: John and Lorraine hosting at party at Mr. Pignati's house. It doesn't go as planned, particularly when [[spoiler: Norton shows up]].

* GrowingUpSucks: John goes into great depth about this in the final chapter of the book.
* KnightOfCerebus: Norton Kelly. His actions ultimately [[spoiler: indirectly contribute to Mr. Pignati's death.]]
* {{Pigman}}: Averted. Mr. Pignati [[NonIndicativeTitle is not some sort of pig beast]], the kids just nicknamed him that due to his collection of porcelain pigs.

* SheIsAllGrownUp: John towards Lorraine in ''Legacy''.
* TragicKeepsake: [[spoiler: Mr. Pignati's collection of pigs, which makes Norton's destruction of them all the more sickening.]]
* WhyWeCantHaveNiceThings: [[spoiler:Because some teens will destroy them out of spite.]]

* NeverLiveItDown: In-universe. Norton once got busted for shoplifting a bag of marshmallows, and John's called him "The Marshmallow Kid" ever since.

''The Pigman'' is a 1968 young-adult book published by Paul Zindel. The central plot revolves around two teenagers, John Conlan and Lorraine Jensen, who befriend a widowed middle-aged man, Angelo Pignati, who they nickname the Pigman for his collection of porcelain pigs given to him by his wife before her passing. Through a series of events, John and Lorraine become Mr. Pignati's closest friends, and he becomes a father-like figure to them due to their family issues at home.

The book had one direct sequel, ''The Pigman's Legacy'' in 1980, and an unofficial third edition in 1990, ''The Pigman and Me'', which was an autobiography by Zindel. ''The Pigman'' has been adapted into a play, but no film-maker has ever picked it up. It is often assigned to elementary or middle school reading classes, despite being an adult book.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: John and Lorraine hosting at party at Mr. Pignati's house. It doesn't go as planned.

* AbusiveParents: Lorraine's mother can certainly be ''verbally'' abusive as well as strict. She picks on Lorraine's appearance, criticizes pretty much everything she does, won't let her have friends or spend time away from home. It culminates in her slapping and berating Lorraine for being involved in a WildTeenParty (granted, she ''was'' brought home by a police officer, who seemed to regret bringing her back there when he saw the way the woman reacted), followed by a WhyDidYouMakeMeHitYou moment where Lorraine ends up feeling guilty ''for daring to have a good time''. [[KarmaHoudini She never gets properly called out for it, either.]]
* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler: Mr. Pignati's wife Conchetta. He told John and Lorraine that she was visiting her sister, but while they're exploring the bedroom they find a bill from a funeral home. This can be seen as the first baby step towards Mr. Pignati's eventually DespairEventHorizon.]]

* AbusiveParents: Lorraine's mother can certainly be ''verbally'' abusive as well as strict. She picks on Lorraine's appearance, criticizes pretty much everything she does, won't let her have friends and eventually ''hits her'' for being involved in a WildTeenParty before weeping about how it makes ''her'' feel.

* AbusiveParents: Lorraine's mother can certainly be ''verbally'' abusive as well as strict. She picks on Lorraine's appearance, criticizes pretty much everything she does and ''hits her'' for being involved in a WildTeenParty before weeping about how it makes ''her'' feel.

* DisappearedDad: It is discussed earlier int the book that Lorraine's dad cheated on her mom, and they ended up getting a divorce.

* DespairEventHorion: [[spoiler:The death of Bobo, Mr. Pignati's favorite animal at the zoo, is what ultimately does him in.]]

* EasilyForgiven: Mr. Pignati is not angry at John and Lorraine for throwing a party at his house and [[spoiler: his porcelain pig collection being destroyed in the process]], but they do eventually serve some form of consequence for their actions when [[spoiler: a few more sad events eventually overcome Mr. Pignati, and he dies of a cardiac arrest.]]

* HotMom: Inverted with Lorraine's mom, considering we never actually see her.
* {{Pigman}}: Averted. Mr. Pignati is not some sort of pig beast, the kids just nicknamed him that due to his collection of porcelain pigs.

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'''''The Pigman''''' is a 1968 young-adult book published by Paul Zindel. The central plot revolves around two teenagers, John Conlan and Lorraine Jensen, who befriend a widowed middle-aged man, Angelo Pignati, who they nickname the Pigman for his collection of porcelain pigs given to him by his wife before her passing. Through a series of events, John and Lorraine become Mr. Pignati's closest friends, and he becomes a father-like figure to them due to their family issues at home.

'''''The Pigman''''' is a 1968 adult book published by Paul Zindel. The central plot revolves around two teenagers, John Conlan and Lorraine Jensen, who befriend a widowed middle-aged man, Angelo Pignati, who they nickname the Pigman for his collection of porcelain pigs given to him by his wife before her passing. Through a series of events, John and Lorraine become Mr. Pignati's closest friends, and he becomes a father-like figure to them due to their family issues at home.

* AntiHero: John can be considered a [[SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes Type III]].

* DoesNotLikeMen: Lorraine's mom, ever since she found out that her husband had been cheating on her. This is why she does not like Lorraine hanging around with Mr. Pignati and Jack.