The Pigman and me The novel was a great example of how most young kids grow up in today’s society. Many kids influence either being raised in a single parent household, living in a small town, or being bullied by mean people. The young Zindal explains to the reader his life while growing up in Travis, N.J. He lived with his mother, sister Betty, and the Vivona family. The vivona family consists of …showed first 75 words of 730 total…

…showed last 75 words of 730 total…be having a little help with getting over her deadbeat husband, that when she meat Chops, the butcher, she fell in love all over again. Out of all the different things that Paul wrote about he really emphasizes his mom and Connie and how they occasionally bumped heads in the house issues. This is a great novel that just shows how a lot of families live behind the close doors of life in today's society.