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A Brief Summary Of The Cay By Theodore Taylor
The Cay

In The Cay, the author Theodore Taylor wrote a moving and heartfelt story of the change of a friendship and survival of two people. It centers around Philip and Timothy as they find themselves stranded on an island in the Devils mouth.
The story begins on an island off Curaçao in 1942 during World War II. Philip, an 11-year old boy, is an American living there because his father is an expert in aircraft fuel and works at the islands of refinery. Philip's mother is unhappy there and talks openly of her racism and hopes to move back to America.
During an attempt to escape on a ship from U-boat attacks, Philip and his mother's boat is hit and he finds himself on a raft with Timothy, an old black man, and a stray cat named Stew


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