When I read this book, I found the illustrator was scrupulous about the picture. For example, when the author started describing how hardworking the mother was, the wall painting was still had flowers on it, sweet and cozy as usual family. Gradually, there were something changed such as the wall painting, the picture on the wall, the door knob and so on because the father and sons were changing their image into real pigs.Besides, every pig showed interesting facial expression. In my opinion, it also convey author’s attitude about this book: satire and feminist criticism.The more I found, the more surprises I got. I thought if there were no words on it, I probably could get its messages a little bit.
About the characters, I must say, I am VERY VERY ANGRY to the father!!! Because it teaches me a lesson: be a role model for your children!! The mother in this book was like a servant, kept doing housework from day and night, and had no rest. The father merely opened his widely to wait his “feedstuff”, even his piggy sons mimicking what his father’s behavior, kept asking “Where is the food?” I think when parents/adults try to teach their children, be role models of themselves first. Children are good at mimicking what parents or people’s behaviors so they must be careful of misbehavior. In this book, I guess, the two sons had already imitated for a long time and quite familiar with that.
At the end, the mother seemed that she could leave the home completely. Thus, she came back with a smile. First time I found she was able to smile and enjoy this situation that her husband and sons started working on family chores. The plot had no more gloomy color at all; the most important thing is the mother began working again---fixed the car, but this time she was happy to do it.
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I think that book is really good. It uses an interesting plot to show the real problem to the readers and remind them not to be lazy. There are a variety of colors in the pictures and different colors would convey different feelings to readers. We can know what the author wants to tell us through the colors. As you say, I am also angry at the father. He made himself a bad model for his children. I am wondering what kind of thought children would have, while reading the book. Would they also think the father shouldn’t act like a pig and the two children shouldn’t imitate their father?
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