independence, Phillip was helpless at the beginning of the novel. This can be shown by Phillip acknowledging that he didn’t know how to do anything. (Taylor 59). “I knew how helpless I was without Timothy.” Phillip knew this while they were on the island, but was consistent in blaming it on his blindness. Even if he was helpless at the beginning, Phillip became more brave at the middle of the novel. Phillip’s actions can show how he developed bravery.
ability without his eyesight. In the event of climbing the palm trees Phillip is fearful towards falling and his blindness when he hears Timothy call out, “‘Phill-eep, ‘tis no shame to ease your own self back down to the sand.’ Slowly I began to lower myself back down the sand.” This shows how Phillip is fearful
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most beautiful places on earth to me is Hawaii. As the plane neared the island, My eyes felt like it didn’t know how to blink at that moment as I was awestruck by what my eyes witnessed. All i could see was the unending grains of golden sand, as if the whole island was made out of gold itself. Shimmering blue waters that sparkled in the presence of the sunlight encircled the island. Greenery spread out all around the island, with patches of different coloured flowers that grew In a distant. When
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