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Too Fat to Fight

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An amiable, oversized man seeks admission to an officers' training camp but is rejected for exceeding strict weight limits. With the support of a fit friend, he confronts humiliating examinations, dieting schemes, and comical exercise attempts as he tries to meet rigid physical standards. The narrative mixes farce and military satire, moving between convivial eating-house scenes and regimented camp life while tracking private anxieties and public embarrassments. Recurring themes include camaraderie, the pressures of masculine identity, and the bureaucratic absurdities of wartime mobilization.

ILLUSTRATIONS

Plattsburg. One Way Frontispiece
 
Occasionally He Ordered His Favorite Dish, Corn-starch Pudding Facing p. 24
 
He Had Gained a Pound! “      28
 
A Rotund, Mirth-provoking Spectacle in His Bulging Uniform, with His Tiny Overseas Cap Set Above His Round, Red Face Like the Calyx of a Huge Ripe Berry “      42

TOO FAT TO FIGHT

TOO FAT TO FIGHT