drinkers. A good example of this can be found on page 131. ON this page john blurts out “not one cent for tribute!” Furthermore, despite john’s drunk babbling, this scene takes place in a police car, enough consequence to prove this theme. Also when he gets home he is so drunk and dazed that he has no idea what is going on or how much his father is disappointed in him. All these are reasons enough not to drink and these examples illustrate it beautifully.All in all, of the many themes crammed into 149 pages, the three themes mentioned earlier are the most applicable to modern kids. As stated earlier all the examples were taken from the novel the pigman. All in all, the themes in this book are many and close together, and if more people read this book, people would have a much better view of older people as parental figures, keeping their platonic relationships platonic, and not to drink at a young age. This book has certainly helped me with these issues....