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Why couldn't Piggy blow the conch?

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16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Because he suffered from Asthma.

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In what sense do Ralph and Piggy make one whole boy while dealing with the coach?

Because Piggy knows how to blow the conch but Ralph is the one who actually blows the conch


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Ralph initially spots the conch shell in the lagoon but Piggy identifies it and tells Ralph that it can be blown, although he is unable to do it himself because of his asthma. Piggy instructs Ralph in the correct technique to use to get a sound from the conch shell. You could say that they form a partnership in which Ralph leads by action and original thought but his actions are influenced by Piggy's ideas. Piggy is essentially his technical expert.


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The meeting breaks up in a scatter of noise and excitement. What does Piggy suggest Ralph do to bring the meeting back to order?

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He suggests Ralph to blow the conch shell


In lord of the flies what does piggy suggest that Ralph should do with the conch shell?

Piggy suggests that Ralph should blow the conch shell to gather the boys and reestablish order and civilization on the island. He believes that the conch represents authority and should be used to maintain a sense of structure and unity among the group.


What happens to the conch and to Piggy?

When Roger launched the boulder from the top of Castle Rock "with a sense of delirious abandonement," it struck Piggy a "glancing blow" and the conch "exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist." Piggy then travelled sideways through the air and fell forty feet to land on his back on the square rock in the sea. "His head opened and stuff came out and turned red."


Why does Piggy continually remind Jack that he has the conch?

When Ralph first spots the conch in the lagoon Piggy tells him, "I knew a boy who had one of those, on his garden wal it was, they are ever so valuable." He later tells Ralph that the boy, "he used to blow it to make a noise," and explains to Ralph that the boy blew from his diaphragm in order to get a noise from the conch shell. So although Ralph actually finds, recovers and blows the conch. Piggy identifies it correctly and informs Ralph that it can be blown.


Which of piggy's ideas does Ralph reject?

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On what page is the quote 'The rock struck Piggy a glancing blow from chin to knee the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist' in Lord of the Flies?

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