The Reality of The Pigman

In Mr. Thompsons english class, we finished a really good book called The Pigman. It is about two teeangers, John and Lorraine, who have some fun one day by goofing off and calling random people. One of these people just happens to be Mr. Pignati. He anwers the phone and John and Lorraine tell him  they are calling for the L and J fund. But they aren't. And Mr. Pignati asks them to go his house and, eventually, they end up going over there. Lorraine lives with a single mom who is very broad with her. Lorraine's mom tells her she isn't pretty and things like that but Lorraine still stays pretty strong and believes what she wants to all on her own. While John, on the other hand, is totally not afriad to be himself and really doesn't about what others may think. He's actually pretty stuck up. What I like about these characters is that they are so very similar to the real teenagers in this world. They deal with daily problems just like any other teenager would. The author made the charcters seem so lively and any teeanger, both girl and boy, could relate to John and Lorraine somehow. Another really cool thing that I loved about this book is the voice. You knew everything the character was talking about and you new exactly what kind of mood they were in by the voice of the book. The Pigman was an easy read because the voice was so crystal clear and you didn't have to decode everything they were saying and try and figure out what each thing meant. That, to me, is a really neat talent and it definately makes the book ten times better to read and you also can understand what you read so much easier.
In real life, the things that John and Lorraine were faced with are things that now a days teenagers are also facing. You would have never thought that this book was written in the sixties because of how real the problems are compared to right now. Things happen in the book that happen daily in real life for people all across the planent. For instance John does drugs. You go to any junior high or high school and try and find one person who isn't struggling with a drug problem. I promise you right now that you wont. And Lorraine has a hard time with her looks. Now you go to any girl in the universe and tell me she loves everything about herself. But you will be wrong. I think the lesson that could be taught about this is that it doesn't matter what you look like because Johna and Lorraine had that one intimate scene in the book and I'm sure that strengthened Lorraine's self esteem by a million. 
I absolutly loved The Pigman and I think every person should read it. Especially teeangers. There are so many great lessons that were taught throughout the book and there are little things that anyone could compare to their own life.