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abcdefghij
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High School - 9th Grade

In the first chapter of Lord of the Flies, what prevents Piggy from running and swimming ?

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Posted by abcdefghij on Saturday April 19, 2008 at 4:46 PM and tagged with chapter1, lord of the flies, piggy asthma.

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  1. podunc Teacher
    College - Sophomore

    eNotes Editor

    Because of his asthma (which Ralph calls his "ass-mar") Piggy cannot run or swim. Piggy's overprotective aunt did not allow him to learn how to swim, so in the first chapter of the novel he stands "palely and fatly naked" by the lagoon while Ralph plunges in.

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    Posted by podunc on Saturday April 19, 2008 at 5:36 PM