avocation
a hobby
compulsive
strongly motivated to succeed
distort
make false by mutilation or addition
mortified
embarrassed
patron
financial supporter
paranoia
a mental illness of unreasonable anxiety, especially believing someone is out to get you, or that you are an important person
philanthropy
charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness
prevaricate
lie
repress
to hold back feelings
subliminally
Below the level of awareness
mood
the emotion created in the reader when they read a piece of text
tone
the intended emotion an author wants the audience to experience: speaker's attitude toward topic
narrator
the person who tells the story
point of view
perspective of the narrator
1st person
the narrator is a character in the story
3rd person
narrator is not a character int the story but tells events from the "outside"
prologue
a short chapter before the novel begins; gives background information to help understand novel
why does Zindel think The Pigman is successful
it triggers discussions with kids about problems that are very important to them
what influences some of the characters in The Pigman
he grew up without his father, stormy relationship with his mother, very little self esteem, moved fifteen times, didn't form close relationships
what category did Zindel help create
the Young Adult YA
What has won Zindel a wide audience
his ability to write about adolescents with honesty and humor
what are some characteristics of John from Ch.
1
misfit,prankster,sarcastic
what are some characteristics of Lorraine from Ch.2
sophisticated,paranoid,serious
what is John's source problem
his parents
what game did they create
the telephone marathon; try and keep a stranger from the phone book on line the longest
where do they play it and why
at Dennis and Norton's because john's father put a lock on the phone and Lorraine's mother is a germaphobe
who is the pigman
mr.pignati
what is the pigman like
hes a kindhearted old man who likes to tell jokes
what was the first conversation between lorraine and the pigman like
it was full of lies and sweet. john and lorraine were laughing but she felt sorry fro him.
it was also full of jokes
