What are John and Lorraine like in the novel "The Pigman"?

John is
an artistic, talented, misunderstood, ingenious, and oppressed teen who does what he can to add
a little color to his life. He lives under the control of his father and obsessive mother who
neither understand him or value his talents. He spends his days playing pranks on his parents
and teachers in order to feel as though he controls some part of his life and has even developed
a drinking and smoking habit to escape his dreary life. John is also very sensitive and
compassionate, especially to Lorraine.

Lorraine is John's best friend. She is
intelligent, thoughtful, shy, insecure, paranoid, and emotionally abused by her mother who says
she is ugly and clumsy. She is as sensitive and compassionate as John, and she often writes
moving stories about those around her. Her passions are psychology and
writing.