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Book Title: Piggybook

Author: Anthony Browne

●Summary

  Mr. Piggott lived with his two sons, Simon and, Patrick in a nice house with his wife, Mrs. Piggott. Everyday, he and his sons just opened their mouths and yelled for dinner. Mrs. Piggott had to do a lot of housework every day. One evening when the boys and Mr. Piggott got home, they couldn't find Mrs. Piggott but found a piece of paper written "You are pigs." Since that day, they didn't know how to cook or do the housework. Few days later, Mrs. Piggott went back and they all started to help her do the housework. Also, she was very happy.

●Analysis

Characters

(1)Protagonist--- Mrs. Piggott

(2)Antagonist--- Mr. Piggott, Simon and Patrick 

Setting

Backdrop setting 

Narrative Point of View 

Omniscient Narrator

Plot

Dramatic plot  

Conflict

The protagonist against another

Theme

“We should respect sexual equality because doing housework together is a must, not just Mom's work.”

Style

Exposition, dialogue and short sentences

Tone

Humorous, satire and warm

●Reflection

  I’m attracted by the title of this book when I first see it. Nothing related to pig on the cover. The author is very careful that use different colors between Mrs. Piggott and the others. Mr. Piggott and his sons’ background colors are always bright and vivid, but Mrs. Piggott’s are always yellow. As for their clothing, Mr. Piggott and sons wear colorful and pretty, but Mrs. Piggott wears very plain clothing and has no smile. Moreover, If we take a look at this book carefully, we can find something interesting. I can see many symbols of “pig” everywhere in the book, including buttons, pictures on the newspaper, Mr. Piggott’s reflected image on the wall, door knob, socket, vase, wallpaper, clock, moon, casters and even three of them become PIGS! People who used to demand everything from others cannot handle emergency immediately. Besides, people usually regret after something happen or someone disappear. No matter who we are, we should cherish the one who is always with you and never take that person does for granted.