Timothy, one of the main characters in the short novel The Cay, has contributed greatly to the story's plot line. Although he hasn’t changed much throughout the story, Timothy cared for Phillip, the other main character in the story. ​Timothy of Charlotte Amalie was a massive, older black man. Many people considered him ugly, especially Phillip, because of his flat nose and broad face. His cracked skin showed how intense the work was on the hot decks of the schooners. Even though Timothy was an

“When you come out of the storm you won't be the same person who walked in. That's what the storm is all about.” When you go through hard times and you think you won't make it, you always come out stronger than when you started. In The Cay Phillip’s character reveals that whenever you have problems and complications in life it will end up making you stronger than when you started. Throughout the book Phillip can be described first as innocent, afraid during the rising action, and independent when

In The Cay Phillip gets stranded on a small island with an old man and a cat through his journey to survive he finds his true identity. In the story Phillip goes through many challenges and hardships. In this essay I will tell you about these challenges and hardships. But I will also tell you about the things and details in the book that show the changes. He has been afraid, brave, and independent. The beginning of the novel The Cay is what starts the story. At the beginning of the story Phillip

Can someone's personality change? Phillips personality obviously changed throughout the text. In The Cay, Phillips character is revealed as he is thrown into humbling conflict and obstacles. After a plethora of events and experiences Phillip is changed from one person to a completely new one. In the development of Phillip’s personal identity, it changed dramatically, Phillip first started out as innocent. “I had played there many times with Henrik and the other boys when we were a few years younger

As the Hato crashed, a great friendship began between a black man and a white boy. Throughout the book, The Cay, Timothy and Phillip have many challenges to getting along. The author, Theodore Taylor, writes with great detail in reference to friendship and Phillip’s true feelings as the story unfolds. Timothy and Philip's relationship changes for the better, with a mutual respect being felt by both, a change in attitudes and a tight bond forming. Phillip started judging from the beginning of

To start, The Cay is a historical fiction novel written by Theodore Taylor in in1969. It describes the hardships and lessons of a young boy named Phillip Enright, who is stranded on an island with a man named Timothy for about 3 months. Over the course of the story, Phillip is faced with many hardships, one of them becoming blind as he is on a raft with Timothy and a cat named Stew. He also has to deal with Timothy’s death, which later leads to a happy ending as Phillip is rescued after 3 months

In the novel The Cay by Theodore Taylor, Phillip is prejudice towards Timothy. They are stuck on a raft in the middle of what they believe to be the Carribean Sea, when they finally find a small cay to live on. The young boy, Phillip, changed over the course of the novel, primed with a hatred for people of the black race, overall, he realizes that the only difference is the color of their skin.. At the start of the novel, Phillip is prejudice, in the middle, he is tolerant and by the end he has deep

Maddy Milanoski ELA Grade 6 10/19/2015 The Cay Chapter 3 Open Response The historical fiction story The Cay by Theodore Taylor is set in Curaçao In the beginning of World War 2. Phillip, a 12 year old boy flees the country with his mother, only to find himself separated from his mother, and on a raft with an older mysterious black man “Timothy”. In Chapter 3, Philip was characterized as selfish, frightened, and racist. In contrast to mrs. actions and words show that he is optimistic, resourceful