This question is very broad, because it doesn't ask what Lorraine's feelings are toward something or someone. I'll attempt to break down a few.
First Lorraine's feelings about herself. Lorraine does not have very high self-esteem. She worries a lot. She worries about John, she worries about the Pigman, and she worries about herself. One big reason for her negative self-image is her mother. Lorraine's mom is never going to win a mother of...
This question is very broad, because it doesn't ask what Lorraine's feelings are toward something or someone. I'll attempt to break down a few.
First Lorraine's feelings about herself. Lorraine does not have very high self-esteem. She worries a lot. She worries about John, she worries about the Pigman, and she worries about herself. One big reason for her negative self-image is her mother. Lorraine's mom is never going to win a mother of the year award, because Lorraine's mother is mean. She is verbally and physically abusive to Lorraine, and is frequently telling Lorraine how not pretty she is.
The way her old lady talks you'd think Lorraine needed internal plastic surgery and seventeen body braces, but if you ask me, all she needs is a little confidence.
John is about Lorraine's only friend, and her feelings toward him change throughout the novel. I've always gotten the feeling that Lorraine has always had a bit of a crush on John, but she never gets to act on those feelings until later in the novel. Despite some romantic feelings, she knows that a lot of what John does is wrong. That's why Lorraine acts as John's conscience throughout the novel. But she isn't successful all of the time. The bad part is that she doesn't have the self-confidence to walk away when John ignores her.
Lastly, would be Lorraine's feelings toward the Pigman. She genuinely likes the old man, and would do just about anything to protect him. To Lorraine and John, the Pigman becomes the friend and father figure that neither of them have.
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