Roliesha Morris Phillip's Journey

Roliesha Morris
4 period

The Cay

In The Cay our hero, Phillip, leaves home with his mother because the war. He is then separated from her when the SS Hato is torpedo. He is brought aboard a raft by timothy. During the next few months many things happen which changed Phillip into an adult. He creates a better world for himself because he overcame his prejudice.
A calling is reason to go somewhere (out into the world). In the book The Cay, the calling was that Phillip’s mother was afraid of the war and she didn’t want to be there anymore. The threshold was when Phillip’s parents argued weather they should go or stay. A descent is where it’s the beginning of the journey into the unknown. In the book it was when Phillip and his mother began their trip back to America.
Abyss is the unknown, in the book Phillip went to the Caribbean which was the unknown. A black man named Timothy, mentor him. Timothy showed him all he could. Timothy slapped Phillip, but after Timothy slapped Phillip, Phillip started to realize that just wanted to help him. Phillip is now more aware of his surroundings. Phillip overcame his prejudice, because of Timothy.
In the all books, movies and even in real life, people return and are different. In the story The Cay Phillip return was good. It was good because he matured and overcame his prejudice. He was rescued and now he has his life back to the way it was. He will never forget his friend Timothy who showed him how to survive. Phillip now realized that all people are the same and should be treated the same way.
Phillip’s story demonstrates shows a true Hero’s journey. During his journey he overcomes prejudice with help from timothy. Phillip proves himself to be an epic hero true Hero.