The Cay By Emma Fleay The Cay is a fiction book based on two men‚ Timothy and Phillip‚ stranded on a Cay (island). Survival‚ isolation and racism are three themes that happened in the book that are listed bellow. (Racism)Timothy and Phillip are different skin colours and aren’t getting along with each other. Phillip says to timothy (pg59) ‘’ you ugly black man‚ you’re stupid‚ you can’t even spell. Timothy slaps Phillip. Phillip realises that timothy is actually in charge not him self Around
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The book The Cay is my favorite action/ Adventure book because the action is never ending. It is also a great book because the book is filled with detail. The Cay‚ by Theodore Taylor is an adventure book that was originally published in 1969. The protagonist in the book is Phillip. He is a nice and kind boy. He can sometimes be very rude. He is relatable because I know how it feels when you have to move from one place to the next. This story was written in the 1st person‚ which means that the main
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There many books about survival. For example‚ I Survived‚ Hatchet and The Cay are all examples of Survival books. But in The Cay‚ Timothy and Phillip survive on an island. Timothy and Phillip survive correctly on the island because water source‚ shelter‚ and attitude/PMA/optimism. To start‚ Phillip and Timothy survive correctly by having a good water source. In the article “Survive Nature” it states‚ “Use any containers you can find and set them out in order to catch any rainwater that falls. You
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Over the summer I had the pleasure to read “The Cay” by Theodore Taylor. “The Cay” is about the a young boy by the name of Phillip Enright who live life back at Willemstad. Willemstad is the capital city of Curaçao. He lived life spoiled and carefree. He never had to fend for himself. That all change when World War 2 breaks out when he is at the age of 11. German Submarines soon came towards them more frequently and his mother finally had enough and took him on the S.S Hato which took them to Virginia
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Literary Essay In The Cay‚ Phillip and Timothy must overcome several obstacles to insure their survival. Phillip demonstrates three dominant traits in this story. Phillip and Timothy must first survive out at sea‚ and later take refuge on a deserted island in the Caribbean. While attempting to persevere through these harsh circumstances‚ Phillip must rely on Timothy for sight and guidance in order to later survive alone on the cay. Phillip showed characteristics of being scared in several chapters
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written by author Theodore Taylor called The Cay. It is about a young white boy named Phillip and a black man named Timothy and they are in the middle of World War 2 with America‚ Australia‚ Curacao and Great Brittan against Germany. They want to leave Curacao so they get onto a ship that is taking them to Miami but it is bombed on the way. As a result of this Timothy and Phillip meet because they happen to get on the same raft that leads them to the small Cay. Some of the adversities that are overcome
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The book‚ The Cay‚ is about a twelve-year-old boy named Phillip. At the beginning of the book‚ the child faces many conflicts. For example‚ his mother forced him to leave his home on the small island Curaçao to go to the United States. On his way there‚ the schooner he was on‚ called the S.S. Hato‚ got bombed by a German submarine. Phillip flew into the water and an object hit him on the head. Eventually‚ he woke up on a raft in the middle of the ocean with an old negro named Timothy that spoke with
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There are many things needed to survive. Shelter‚ food‚ and water are some examples. Specifically‚ Timothy from the book The Cay had a plan of survival that was good/smart. While Timothy did not think about the smoke in the signal fire not being very visible‚ Timothy is correct with his survival plan because he could find clean/fresh water‚ he built shelter with materials on the island‚ and he built rescue signs for them to be saved. Another way that Timothy had a good plan is that he also managed
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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be stranded on an island? Well Phillip has experienced it. The book‚ The Cay‚ is a book about Phillip and how he ends up stranded on an island in the middle of nowhere with a stranger. Phillip is a young boy that lives in Willemstad‚ Curacao. Phillip has been living in a war and his mother wants to move back to America. On his way back‚ his boat got bombed and he lost his mom. When Phillip wakes up he is on a raft with a person he has never met before
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Name: Christian Armstrong- Thomas Date: 2/5/16 The Cay Review Questions Chapters 5-10 Respond to the following questions in complete sentences using RACE. Use textual evidence from the novel to complete your answers and record the page number or chapter. 1) Who is Phillip’s shipmate? Describe him. (Personal characteristics‚ beliefs‚ and physical attributes) Chapter 5 Phillip’s shipmate is very old Negro‚ ugly‚ with a flat
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