Comparing Tomi And Keet In The House Of The Red Fish

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Tomi and Keet are rivals in the story of the “House of The Red Fish”. Upon reading the book, similarities and differences arise between Tomi Nakaji, and Keet Wilson, an example would be their attitude, or their personality and etc. Even though both characters don't like each other, they seem like they share some personality and attitude to each other.

First, Tomi Nakaji was a young Japanese boy that lived in a fishing family that was fine until the bombing of 1941. The family lost a lot after the incident, the father went missing, Grandpa Joji was taken away, and the boat was destroyed by the government. Tomi Nakaji was courageous with his friends to fix and restore his father’s boat and get his family back together (page 67-69). Tomi nakaji

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