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The Pigman Compassion

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In the novel The Pigman, John shows more maturity by becoming more and more compassionate throughout the novel. For example, when Mr. Pignati, Lorraine, and John all went to the zoo together John pays for the peanuts to give to Mr. Pignati so he can give the peanuts to Bobo. “ ‘ I have it Mr. Pignati,’ “ John insisted giving a dollar to the man in the ticket booth (Zindell 155). This stunt shows that John has compassion because he buys the peanuts for Mr. Pignati even though Mr. Pignati says he has the money to buy them. Furthermore, John is very Helpful and is trying to help Mr. Pignati when he falls to the floor suddenly by telling others to call an ambulance. “ ‘Call and ambulance!’ “ John said (Zindell 159). This action represents that

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