Martyn Pig Essay

2094 Words9 Pages
Martyn Pig Revision Notes Characters Martyn Pig The protagonist & narrator is Martyn Pig, a fifteen-year-old boy who is living with his father because his mother left years ago. He has to do all the domestic work, because his father is an alcoholic. Martyn reads thrillers, murder mysteries and especially the comics of Sherlock Holmes. He watches his favourite series Inspector Morse, Columbo and Law and Order on the TV. His best friend, Alex, often comes over to spend time with him. He is a naive and thoughtful teenager who is in love with Alex; although he knows that he doesn’t have any chance because of her boyfriend. He ends up accidentally killing his father William Pig. Alex Alex, a 17 year-old girl and Martyn’s best friend, is considered attractive, has long black hair and lives with her mother. They moved into Martyn’s neighbourhood two years ago. Alex’s mother is an actress and as soon as Alex finishes school, she wants to use her inherited talent and become an actress in her mother’s footsteps. Alex is self-confident, adept at mimicking voices and is an opportunist. She admits to there being a negative side to the relationship between her and her boyfriend, Dean. At the end of the story Alex murders Dean by cutting the brakes on his bike and frames Martyn for it, she also betrays Martyn and at the end she sends him a letter explaining why. She’s very bold. William Pig William Pig is Martyn’s alcoholic father (also known as Billy Pig in the book). He is described as being a large and unpleasant fellow with oily black hair, ruddy complexion and bloodshot eyes. He has abused Martyn both physically and verbally, and gets his son to clean up all of his messes. At one point in Martyn’s life, William was accused by his sister (Martyn’s Aunty Jean) of being an unfit parent and, to keep custody of the boy, quit drinking for a short period of time, but he

More about Martyn Pig Essay

Open Document