Character Analysis: The Cay

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At the beginning of the novel, The Cay, Phillip can best be described as uncomfortable. This trait is present when he wakes up from being hit on the head by a piece of debris from a ship that was blown up by the German U-Boats. On the raft that he was on, there was a man on there that he is unfamiliar with. After he experiences being alone on a raft with someone he didn't know, Phillip became uncomfortable.

Towards the middle of the novel, Phillip starts to be curious. This happens when he compares his childhood to Timothy’s, the unknown man on the raft. They realized that their childhoods were very different and Phillip began to think that they could become friends. Experiencing what is was like to try and make the best out of his situation,

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