In some ways I feel bad for Tomie, because she is always getting killed and chopped up. But at the same time I hate her for the way she is. In some stories it seems like she wants to be a normal human, but then she is reminded of what she is when men want to kill her. One of the things that stood out to me is how so many characters start to get raccoon eyes when they're around her for long periods of time, as if just being around her is draining their energy.

Despite that Tomie is always getting killed, I just cannot blame her no matter how manipulative she is. In real life I would not want a woman to die just because she has to be cruel to survive (I don't think that's why Tomie does what she does, but in real life that might be the case). So even if Tomie was real, I would not want to see her die even if she called me ugly or put me down in some other way.