Piggy: Character Analysis

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Piggy is my focus and I want to show his weakness. Piggy is week. He has poor eyesight he has asthma. He also is overweight which makes it hard to walk for him. He says stuff like “My auntie told me not to run, on account of my asthma.”
And stuff like “His knees were plump...He was shorter...and very fat."In conclusion Piggy is week because he’s has many health problems.

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