The Story of My Life · Character
Tommy Stringer
A blind boy whom Helen and Miss Sullivan tried to help find a teacher.
minor
Also known as Tommy, little Tommy
First appearance: ii letters 1887 1901
Tommy Stringer's tie to Helen Keller is one of the pressures that moves The Story of My Life—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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With Helen Keller (friendship): Tommy was a fellow deafblind student at Perkins who became Helen's close companion. With Helen Keller (friendship): Tommy was a fellow deafblind student at Perkins who became Helen's…
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- Friendship
- Other
Character groups
- Wider Circle of Acquaintances
- Protagonist
- Core Support Network
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- Setup
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
In this chapter, the emotional and psychological peak occurs when Keller confronts the lasting trauma of the “…
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Tommy was a fellow deafblind student at Perkins who became Helen's close companion. How this plays out →
- Helen Keller
friendship · positive
Tommy was a fellow deafblind student at Perkins who became Helen's close companion. How this plays out →
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See Tommy Stringer in ii letters 1887 1901