Although he was supposed to make Jefferson into a man, he

himself became more of one as a result. Not to say that

Jefferson was not in any way transformed from the "hog" he

was into an actual man, but I believe this story was really

written about Mr. Wiggins. Mr. Wiggins improved as a

person greatly in this book, and that helped his relationships

with other people for the most part. At the start of the book,

he more or less hated Jefferson, but after a while he became

his friend and probably the only person Jefferson felt he

could trust. The turning point in their relationship was the one

visit in which Jefferson told Mr. Wiggins that he wanted a

gallon of ice cream, and that he never had enough ice cream

in his whole life. At that point Jefferson confided something

in Mr. Wiggins, something that I didn't see Jefferson doing

often at all in this book. "I saw a slight smile come to his

face, and it was not a bitter smile. Not bitter at all"; this is the

first instance in which Jefferson breaks his somber barrier

and shows emotions. At that point he became a man, not a

hog. As far as the story tells, he never showed any sort

yet she wanted him to make a hog into a man. His Aunt was

but he could not have been too well off because he needed

less money to work with due to the money he was spending

emotion before the shooting or after up until that point. A

purpose of life is to help make the world a better place, and

to buy the radio, comic books, and other items for Jefferson.

Jefferson without empathy. After the point in which he

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