Tomi's Character Analysis

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What could someone and their characteristics lead them to? Well, Tomi has expressed how he’s done the impossible. The individual has gone through his difficulties and has elevated his father’s fishing boat. Tomis got the courage to do something till the end no matter what it takes, his loyalty to his family is , he also made a good leader, his leadership skills led him to success! First, on page 129, Tomi’s head brightened with an idea of using inner tubes from old car tires to lift the Taiyo Maru, Keet along with his crew tried to abolish their plan by attempting to hit them away. In Chapter 34 Billy thought of an idea of using Pontoons to lift the boat, consequently they got the pontoons and moved them to the designated spot. On the

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