Valeria Garcia Phillip's Journey

The Cay-Final Essay
In the hero, Phillip leaves home with his mother because of the war that was going on. He is then separated from her when the ship is torpedoed. He is brought a board a raft by a black man named Timothy. He creates a better world for himself because he matures and he overcomes his prejudice.
Phillips mother is terrified of the war that’s going on which is the world war2. She makes the important decision of leaving Willemstad and going to Virginia where their originally from. She thinks it’s much safer over their and plus she never really liked Willemstad. Phillip’s father didn’t agree with this decision. His parents argued a lot about this but the decision was already made they were leaving. Phillip said goodbye to his father and got on the S.S Hato. While Phillip and his mother were abroad the S.S. Hato was torpedoed and Phillip was separated from his mother.
Phillip ends up in a raft with a black male named Timothy and a cat named stew cat. Phillip was terrified of Timothy. He blames the fact that he is stuck on a raft with a black man on his mother. Days go by and Phillip ends up being blind. He thinks that Timothy is greedy and a very mean person. Then they finally ended up on an abundant island were they have to do with what they have. After the storm Timothy dies. Phillip is left alone, blind, naked, and with a cat. Since the time Timothy had slapped Phillip, Phillip changed a lot. Timothy had shown Phillip how to fish and he encouraged him to the point were he was able to climb a palm tree and get coconuts. That’s why after Timothy’s death Phillip gets back to work trying to fix the island to the best of his abilities. He rebuilt the hut and the fire signal. Phillip figures out how to make black smoke so it is noticeable for the planes to sight.
A ship rescues Phillip and he is taken to the hospital where he sees his parents after the operation on his eyes. He is now much more mature and he uses the experiences he gained from this experience to better himself. He overcomes his prejudice and now he loves black people. He also hangs out with them because they remind him a lot of Timothy and some of them even knew him so he feels extremely close to them. Phillip and his family move back to Virginia because Phillip’s dad’s job is finished in Willemstad. Phillip awaits for the day where he can go in search for that one little island where he once lived and where Timothy is buried.