The Cay The Cay

							        The Cay

   Mr.. Z Ryan Koehnlein
   6th grade reading/Hour7
february2, 2010 Final Project
Themes
   Survival
   Death
   Fear Loneliness
   Blindness
   Overcoming adversity
   War
   Prejudice
   Friendship
   Adventure
   Respect
Survival

It is a recurring theme in this book. In the
    beginning of the book survival occurs when
    Phillip has a war day. He doesn't realize it but
    the island that he is on could get blown to bits
    any minute. Then he sees all the boats tide
    up. Wall that is happening he realizes that
    they were a war and the enemy could shoot a
    torpedo up to where they were and kill them
    all. Also there island has no navy, Army.
Survival

In the middle of the book survival shows up
   when the Hato blows to pieces. Then after that
   when they are floating aimlessly on a raft for
   days. Then one of those days Phillip went
   blind. Soon latter they find an island with no
   people and no freshwater. On the island they
   made a signal fire and a big word in the sand
   saying help to increase there chances of being
   rescued. They also have a rain of freshwater
   which boosts there water supply.
Survival
In the end of the book survival shows up when a
   hurricane his there little cay. Timothy dies and all of
   there hard progress including the water catchers were
   all washed a way. After Timothy dies Phillip has to
   survive on his own. He also has to rebuild the signal
   fire. Then one day whale he is working on rebuilding
   camp he hears a plane. He try to signal it but it goes a
   way then the next day he hears explosions, he then
   hears a plane he signals it and gets rescued at last.
Phillip prejudice/ rudeness

Phillip is rude to his mom by not staying in his
  yard he went to the shore and almost gave his
  mom a heart a attack. He is also rude to
  Timothy When he first sees him on the raft.
Phillip is also prejudice. He is prejudice Timothy
  a lot. Timothy doesn't really mind it that much.
  One time Phillip says they are different they
  eat raw fish.
Epilogue
Phillip remembers the Cay by the hurricane and hard
  work that he endured there. The Cay has changed by
  it getting smaller by having hurricanes hit it over and
  over again. All the ruminant that he was there is all
  gone. Phillip feels that he doesn't know his way
  around the island any more and he feels that is not
  suppose to be there. His experiences changed his life
  by when he is faced with a problem it will not kill him it
  will just make him stronger literally.
Phillip

Form Virginia
Moved to Curacao
He is 11
Only child
Is excited about war until he sees a ship
 get torpedoed
Timothy

Old p31
nose flat face broad p31
Head is a mass of wiry gray hair p31
Works on the deck of the Hato p31
Calm in most situations
Knows a lot about survival
Other main characters

 Grace Enright complains a lot
 Is very nervous about the war
 Hates being on an island that smells like oil
 Phillip Enright SR has a good job at the
  moment
 Likes being on an island
Phillips prejudice

 He thought that Timothy was a very old negro
  p31
 He thought that timothy was keeping all the
  water for him self that’s was negros do p38
 When he agrees with his mom that they are
  different p37
 When he says in his mind they are different
  they eat raw fish p39
 He thinks its strange that a boy from Virginia is
  floating in the middle of an ocean with a negro
Timothy’s survival Techniques

 Conserving food p36
 Reusing the torch p49
 Catching flying fish p38
 Only giving out small amounts of water p36
 Making a make shift roof to protect them from
  the sun p34
 To not to look at the sun p33
 Huddling together to keep warm p41
 Getting natural sleep to keep your energy up
  p43
Phillip’s Prejudice

Phillip thought that timothy is a very old negro
  p31
Phillip thought that timothy is a big negro p41
When Phillip agrees with his mom about that
  they are different p37
When he says in his mind they are different they
  eat raw fish p39
He thinks its strange that a boy from Virginia is
  floating in the middle of an ocean with an old
  negro p41
Musical Connection

Dr. Kings dream, which can only can
 come true if the very young know and
 understand.