Tom, the main character of this story, lives in the boarding house near the salt mine. When he is about four, he is diagnoses with Atrial Septal Defect, a disease that "Life-span of sixteen. Eighteen if he is lucky"(137). Therefore, he was forbidden by his mother to do any stamina-consumed work. When he is twelve, he meets Ruby when she talks in front of the class about the book regarding the sea. After hearing this, Tom is excited and gets a heart attack. As a result, he is not allowed
Tom, the main character of this story, lives in the boarding house near the salt mine. When he is about four, he is diagnoses with Atrial Septal Defect, a disease that "Life-span of sixteen. Eighteen if he is lucky"(137). Therefore, he was forbidden by his mother to do any stamina-consumed work. When he is twelve, he meets Ruby when she talks in front of the class about the book regarding the sea. After hearing this, Tom is excited and gets a heart attack. As a result, he is not allowed