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Mr. Conlan (“Bore”)
Mrs. Conlan, whom John calls “The Old Lady,” is John’s mother. She’s a timid, anxious woman who is primarily concerned with keeping her volatile husband, Bore, calm—often at John’s expense. John’s mother (and his father, for that matter) repeatedly fails to give him the support and encouragement he needs to thrive. When John acts out, his mother is more concerned with ensuring that John’s bad behavior doesn’t upset Bore than getting to the bottom of why John is acting out. As a result, John’s bad behavior (and the inner unhappiness that has caused it) goes unaddressed.
Mrs. Conlan (“The Old Lady”) Quotes in The Pigman
The The Pigman quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Conlan (“The Old Lady”) or refer to Mrs. Conlan (“The Old Lady”). For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 5
Quotes
I blame an awful lot of things on the ghost of Aunt Ahra because she died in our house when she was eighty-two years old.
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Explanation and Analysis:
“You’re ruining your lungs with that thing” was the first remark out of her mouth besides a cough from a misdirected puff from my cigarette. She sounds just like her mother when she says that.
Chapter 9
Quotes
I had become a disturbing influence, as they say. If I light up a cigarette, all my mother’s really worried about is that I’m going to burn a hole in the rug. If I want a beer, she’s worried I’m not going to rinse the glass out.
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Mrs. Conlan (“The Old Lady”) Quotes in The Pigman
The The Pigman quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Conlan (“The Old Lady”) or refer to Mrs. Conlan (“The Old Lady”). For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 5
Quotes
I blame an awful lot of things on the ghost of Aunt Ahra because she died in our house when she was eighty-two years old.
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
“You’re ruining your lungs with that thing” was the first remark out of her mouth besides a cough from a misdirected puff from my cigarette. She sounds just like her mother when she says that.
Chapter 9
Quotes
I had become a disturbing influence, as they say. If I light up a cigarette, all my mother’s really worried about is that I’m going to burn a hole in the rug. If I want a beer, she’s worried I’m not going to rinse the glass out.
