The Cay story elements powerpoint

By Theodore Taylor

Setting  February 1942 on the island of Curacao – then part of

the Dutch West Indies  When Phillip is shipwrecked the setting changes to an unnamed Cay in Devils Mouth –the long U shaped coral banks in the Caribbean.  Most of the action takes place between April and August 1942, although the narrative actually concludes in April of 1943

Characters  Phillip Enright – dynamic, round character  Timothy – static, round character

 Mrs. Enright (Grace)- static, flat character  Mr. Enright (Phillip Sr.) – static, flat character  Henrik van Boven – static, flat character

Point of View, Plot and Theme  Point of view: First

 Theme:

Person  Plot: The Cay is a survival story of a young boy who loses his eyesight and an old man. The two are shipwrecked on a deserted island

 survival  Overcoming prejudices  discrimination

Conflict Person vs Environment

Person vs Self

 Phillip and Timothy must

 Phillip struggles with his

survive the hot sun, sharks and lack of fresh water while on the raft.  Later they must survive a hurricane

prejudice of black people  Phillip has to learn to come to terms with his blindness to survive

Story Elements  Exposition: Phillips mother feels it is not safe to stay in

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Curacao while WWII is going on and oil tankers are being bombed by German U – boats Rising Action: Phillip and his mother leave on the SS Hato which is bombed. Phillip is separated from his mother, and wakes up blinded from an injury and alone on a raft with Timothy a black man Climax: a hurricane hits the island, Timothy dies Falling Action: Phillip learns to survive alone Resolution: Phillip is rescued by a Navy ship, and is reunited with his parents