8-year-old asthmatic boy incorrectly perceived as mentally impaired by townspeople. Lives with his mother, struggles with traumatic memories of his abusive father, and copes through self-flagellation by enduring a local bully's sadism. He dreams of and eventually achieves watching fireworks from the lighthouse.
George's obsessive fixation on Tommy's mother creates an underlying social tension in Tommy's life.
Bear acts as the primary antagonist and bully, inflicting systematic pain on Tommy.
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