Tommy is
presented as one of life's outsiders, a chronic misfit who doesn't really belong anywhere. By
showing Tommy as a victim of merciless teasing and mockery, Ishiguro makes him a sympathetic
character, despite his regular childish tantrums.
Although Tommy attended
Hailsham along with the rest of the clones, there was always a sense that he was somewhat apart
from everyone else. This would explain why he was always marginalized and singled out for
bullying. For Ruth and the other clones, their whole identity is intimately bound up with their
time at Hailsham. If Tommy was never a "real" Hailsham studentas Ruth seems to
thinkthen the implication is that he lacks the kind of stable identity enjoyed by the others.
Our sympathy for Tommy is heightened by the fact that he...
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