John
and Lorraine are similar in a lot of ways. They both have horrible home lives. Lorraine's mother
is emotionally abusive and is always telling Lorraine how ugly she is, and John's dad is as
equally horrendous as a parent. Both John and Lorraine are excellent liars and do not really
have a heart for the feelings of anybody else; however, all of that changes after they meet the
Pigman.
At the start of the story, readers are introduced to John, and he is
a troublemaker of a kid. He has huge problems with authority, and this is probably why he sets
off firecrackers in the bathroom and antagonizes substitute teachers. He simply doesn't believe
that adults care about him, and that's true until the Pigman enters his life. Through that
relationship, John learns what it is like to be loved and cared for by an adult.
John also has to learn the hard way what it feels like to disappoint that same adult.
John feels horrible for hosting the party that caused Mr. Pignati so much sadness.
Unfortunately, the book ends far too quickly for readers to really see deep and meaningful
changes in John, but we do feel confident that John is now ready to start taking responsibility
for his actions as well as take into account how his actions will impact people around
him.
Lorraine learns a lot of the same lessons as John; however, her changes
are distinct from John's changes. Despite having the world's most pessimistic mother, Lorraine
has hopes and dreams. What Lorraine lacks is the confidence to pursue those dreams, but that
changes by the book's conclusion. She learns from John how to be a little more confident in
herself, and readers are left with the sense that she will pursue her dream of one day becoming
a writer. We can feel confident about Lorraine achieving her goal, as she and John are the
people that are "writing" .
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