Right now my group and I are finishing up this book, and doing our last post of The Pigman. Throughout this book I discovered some symbols that means a lot to the book. I felt the end of the book really summed up the meaning of this book.
It was really sad of how its started off from the phone call, to the friends, bobo, then the party, then bobo died, and ends up that Pigman died too because of it.
Some of the symbol that I found interesting is the zoo, because Mr.Pignati goes there very single day, just to cheer him up. Since Conchetta is dead, the zoo is like a place to go to if you're feeling depressed. Like for example in the beginning of this book, when the three of them became friends, they all went to the zoo to see Bobo and other features of the zoo. In the end of the book they all went there, and that's how it ended. The place where they became friends, and the place where they were sperated. The happiest hi, and the hardest good bye.
Another symbol I discovered is the Bobo's cage. It's like Lorraine and John is just no less then the baboon. They stay in that same spot for the whole story, too long until one of their best friends dies. They have no one else to blame of Mr.Pignati's death, the one to blame is themselves.
I really liked this book, because people are to expect good and happy endings for books. This one was different in ended in a way that was very sad, and it reminds me that not all good books end in a happily ever after.
I agree that the zoo is a symbol. Also I really like how you added detail and showed a lot is seriousness into your post. Keep it up
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