mercedes gutierrez phillips journey

Mercedes Gutierrez 4th


PHILLIPS JOURNEY


In The Cay our hero, Phillip leaves home with his mother because the war. He is then separated from her when there boat the S.S Hato was torpedoed. He is brought aboard a raft by Timothy. During the next few months many things happened and Phillip was becoming an adult. He creates a better world for himself because he overcomes his prejudice.

Phillips mom was afraid of the war. Phillips parents argued about whether they should leave. They do so Phillip and his mom leave. So then they began there journey back to America. but then They get separated because the S.S Hat was torpedoed.
Phillip is saved by timothy. They land on an island. It was a deserted island. Timothy taught Phillip how to survive. So later on Phillip and timothy get in a argument and timothy slapped him. After that he began to change because he realized Timothy was just trying to help. Timothy gets sick and Phillip takes care of him. Timothy ends up dieing. So over this long painful journey Phillip gets rescued. He has matured a lot. He is no longer prejudice towards people who are different from him. He has become independent.