The Pigman

by

Paul Zindel

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Conchetta Pignati Character Analysis

Conchetta was Mr. Pignati’s wife. She died sometime before the events of the story take place, and Mr. Pignati is still grieving her—so much so that he can hardly confront her death directly. When John and Lorraine first meet Mr. Pignati, for instance, he claims that Conchetta is away visiting relatives. Unlike John’s and Lorraine’s parents, Mr. Pignati and Conchetta really seemed to love each other and make each other happy. Mr. Pignati associates Conchetta with his beloved pig collection, so when Norton Kelly destroys the pigs during a party John organizes that gets out of hand, it crushes Mr. Pignati.

Conchetta Pignati Quotes in The Pigman

The The Pigman quotes below are all either spoken by Conchetta Pignati or refer to Conchetta Pignati. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Death and Grief  Theme Icon
).
Chapter 5 Quotes

“How long has she been gone?” Lorraine asked, trying to be kind, in that English accent of hers.

“She’s been out there about a month now.”

For a moment he looked as though he was going to cry, and then suddenly he changed the subject. Lorraine’s nervous radar was in full operation, and I could tell it made her sad to look at the old man.

Related Characters: John Conlan (speaker), Lorraine Jensen (speaker), Angelo Pignati (“The Pigman”) (speaker), Conchetta Pignati
Page Number: 42
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 13 Quotes

Several other broken pigs were laying all over the floor, and the only thing I could think of at that moment was the proud and happy look on Mr. Pignati’s face when he had shown us the pigs that first day.

Related Characters: John Conlan (speaker), Lorraine Jensen, Angelo Pignati (“The Pigman”), Conchetta Pignati, Norton Kelly
Related Symbols: Pigs
Page Number: 164
Explanation and Analysis:
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Conchetta Pignati Quotes in The Pigman

The The Pigman quotes below are all either spoken by Conchetta Pignati or refer to Conchetta Pignati. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Death and Grief  Theme Icon
).
Chapter 5 Quotes

“How long has she been gone?” Lorraine asked, trying to be kind, in that English accent of hers.

“She’s been out there about a month now.”

For a moment he looked as though he was going to cry, and then suddenly he changed the subject. Lorraine’s nervous radar was in full operation, and I could tell it made her sad to look at the old man.

Related Characters: John Conlan (speaker), Lorraine Jensen (speaker), Angelo Pignati (“The Pigman”) (speaker), Conchetta Pignati
Page Number: 42
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 13 Quotes

Several other broken pigs were laying all over the floor, and the only thing I could think of at that moment was the proud and happy look on Mr. Pignati’s face when he had shown us the pigs that first day.

Related Characters: John Conlan (speaker), Lorraine Jensen, Angelo Pignati (“The Pigman”), Conchetta Pignati, Norton Kelly
Related Symbols: Pigs
Page Number: 164
Explanation and Analysis: