A Day No Pigs Would Die Analysis

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“A Day No Pigs Would Die” is about a young boy who learns to become a man over time. He does not have many friends, except for Pinky, his pig. Robert’s father is Haven Peck and his mother is Lucy Peck. Aunt Carrie lives with the Peck’s and she serves as another mother figure to Robert.
Robert skips school after another boy makes fun of his clothes during recess. On his way home he discovers his neighbor’s cow struggling to give birth to her calf. Robert decides to help Apron, get the calf out of her womb. After tempting to pull the calf out with no luck, Robert decides to take off his pants and put one pants leg around the calf’s neck, and the other pants leg around the cows head. After the calf is free, Robert notices the mother is having …show more content…

Robert’s father scolds him for skipping school, but he is proud of Robert for helping the mother have her calf. Mr. Tanner rewards Robert by giving him a pig for all of his troubles. Roberts names the pig Pinky, and they become best friends. Robert learns that it is not easy to have a pig as a pet. He makes him a shelter and takes care of Pinky. Every day after school, he rushes home to see pinky. Mr. Tanner invites Robert to the Rutland fair. Robert has always wanted to take Pinky to the fair so she could possibly win a blue ribbon. Mr. Tanner takes the two calves Robert helped birth to the fair as well. Robert gets to walk the calves around the ring three times to be judged. After the calves are judged, Pinky is bathed and she is taken to the judging area. Pinky wins a blue ribbon for being the best behaved pig at the fair. When they arrive home from the fair, Mr. Peck looks ay Pinky and finds some bad news. Pinky has not come into heat yet, so she might be barren. Robert became very upset, because he was hoping she would never be eaten. Unfortunately, that was not the only bad news. Haven had discovered that he has an affliction and that upcoming winter will be his last. As winter approaches, they find out that Pinky is not barren and she is going to have to be killed. Robert hated his dad at that moment for having to kill Pinky. This broke Robert’s

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