The Cay

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Summary: Malone book review
Review: After reading this book i would have to say that i liked it, for these reasons. It always kept my atention, there was a good plot line, and it made me feel like i was on the island with the characters when i was reading the book. i would highly recomend it for someone to read for a short good novel.

The story starts at the out break of World War 2. Phillip and his parents are americans living in the caribbeans. His father works in a refinery to help the war efforts. Phillip's mother felt it was not safe to stay there with her husband while the war was going on so she took phillip and left. While on the boat it got hit by a missel. When the ship exploded a piece of wood hit phillip in the head causing him to lose his eyesight. phillip's mother died in the explosion but phillip got picked up by a man named Timothy and his cat who he called stew cat.

Timothy and Phillip wind up landing on a small cay, surrounded by a coral reef. To survive they built a shelter, made signal fires, caught fish, and collected rainwater. At first Phillip had a hard time taking orders from timothy because he is black, and phillip underestimates Timothy's knowledge and wisdom. Over time Phillip starts to respect Timothy and the two become close.

Over time Phillip got a good estimate that Timothy was about 70 years of age. Phillip started to think about Timothy's life ending before they were rescued and how he would survive as a young blind boy on an island by himself. Phillip's worst thoughts came true. Timothy died protecting Phillip with his own body during a terrible storm. Timothy knew his time would come and had taught Phillip enough so that he could surive on his own until he was rescued, he had also put up gide posts around the island so that Phillip could get around. When Phillip finally got rescued he left that island a changed young man, not a spoiled boy he first came as.

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Summary: Only an Original Plot Short of Amazing
Review: I would swear I've read this story before. It was a different book, had different characters and yet to discern the two from each other is surprisingly hard. Theodore Taylor's The Cay is a cliché elementary school version of novels such as Robinson Crusoe.
The Cay lacks the imagery and excitement to set it apart from other novels in its class. The main character, Philip, and a boat hand, Timothy, get stranded on an island when their ship, the Hato, is sunk by a torpedo. Upon these happenings the rest of the book is as predictable the sun rising and setting and only keeps the reader interested with constant dialogue. It also leaves little room to work in for character growth beyond what is expected and allows for minimal rising action to the climax. An example, the book opens, " Like silent, hungry sharks that swim in the darkness of the sea, the German submarines arrived in the middle of the night." (p.9). This is by far the most vivid imagery in the book. It's an opening to a book you aren't reading and sets the reader up for disappointment when the standard is not upheld. This novel did not fulfill the potential laid out by the basis of the story.
Despite the redundancy of The Cay and the repetition of its themes, it's still appropriate for the correct age group. A re-occurring lesson throughout the book is depending on other people for survival. It's meaningful because people can relate to giving and needing help. This could show smaller kids important lessons that don't mean as much to readers that already know them. Consequently, I would recommend this book to elementary student with an average reading level. Even if the story is cliché to some, to others who have not read books of the type it could be worth while. Though often seen, the lessons taught do need to be learned somewhere and The Cay shows them well. Should literature be judged on that alone, The Cay would be lively and enjoyable, but this is not the case.
What some may see as breathing life back into old stories and ideas, I simply see as repetition of commonly known morals. The Cay, at most, is an even par book that barely creeps onto the green. My personal opinion and golf analogies aside, it would be only appropriate for The Cay to be given the time of day by young kids who enjoy survival novels.

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Summary: Timothy and phillip "TOGETHER"
Review: I would say this book is awesome,and i would recommend this book for grades 4-7. If you are wondering what is the story about it is about this kid who got lost at sea when his ship got torpedoed and he was at this island spending time with these guy named timothy and he always got mad but then all of a sudden one day he got blind and then....

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Summary: The Cay: by Joseph Federico
Review: The book starts out with an American boy named Phillip living at home in Willemstad. World War II is going on so Phillip's mother takes Phillip on a boat going to America. Two days after they left Willemstad boat got torpeadoed. Phillip is seperated from his mother and gets knocked out by something hitting him from above. When he wakes up he finds himself on a raft with an old black man named Timothy and a cat named Stew cat. They have been on the raft for a long time and Phillip goes blind and they find an island to stay on. This makes trying to survive very hard for them. Months pass trying to hear an aircraft to get rescued. Leter on there is a terrible storm and disaster comes after. You decide if they are rescued or not by reading "The Cay." It's a great book and once I started reading it I couldn't stop. Please read this book.

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Summary: The Cay Review by Jonathan
Review: I would give this book five stars because it was exiting, and you really got to now the characters. I would recommend this book for anyone ages 11 or older. It is a story about an 11-year-old boy named Phillip who lives on the on Curraco at the beginning of World War II. When German U-boats attack a neighboring island and start attacking oil tanks, Phillip's mother decides to take him back to Virginia on a passenger ship; then U-boats torpedo the ship. Phillip winds up on a life raft with a black man named Timothy. Phillip's mother had taught him not to like black people, but stranded on an island with a man who is "Old, black and ugly", will Phillip change his ideas about black people? As time goes on, Phillip becomes blind. What happens next? Find out when you read, The Cay.

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Summary: The Cay
Review: Phillip Enright is an 11 year old boy who, like many young children, takes his view on people and life from his mother, a prim racist who once told her son "They are not like us Phillip." While on the subject of black men and women. When their home, Curacao, is attacked by german submarines, Mrs. Enright decides that she and her son must leave immediatly, traveling by boat to Miami. After the boat is torpedoed, Phillip awakens to find himself with no one but a cat and old black man, on a raft drifting off toward a deserted island. Phillip feels superior to Timothy (the black man)and Timothy feels he needs a bit of respect from his youngers. What will challenge the survival more? Phillip's bitter dislike for Timothy, or the Cay?

I give this novel 5 stars for its creativity. I also love books that can emotionally connect you with a character in a way that makes you live in the book. I recommend it to anybody who needs a REALLY good read.

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Summary: The Cay Review by Amber
Review: In the beinning there was a boy named Phillip and there was a war going on and his mom wanted to leave.So they got on a ship and soon a torpedo hit thier ship and Phillip got hit on his head and fel off. When Phillip woke up he was on a raft with a black man named Timothy and a cat named Stewcat.Phillipdid not like that because he was told by his mom not to like black people.Phillip becomes blind from direct sunlight.Then they finally got to a island.Timothy helped and taught Phillip how to get around the island.Phillip liked Timothy very much.They be came friends.
One day Timothy said that a hurrican was going to come. They weregetting ready;then one night it came.It was like 3 hours till it was still again.Timothy is old and said that he might not make it through the hurrican.Will Timothy die?Will they be stuck there forever?Will they both live? I would give this book a 5 because it was aventure,and surprising.Read it and find out.

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Summary: Only an Original Plot Short of Amazing
Review: I would swear I've read this story before. It was a different book, had different characters and yet to discern the two from each other is surprisingly hard. Theodore Taylor's The Cay is a cliché elementary school version of novels such as Robinson Crusoe.
The Cay lacks the imagery and excitement to set it apart from other novels in its class. The main character, Philip, and a boat hand, Timothy, get stranded on an island when their ship, the Hato, is sunk by a torpedo. Upon these happenings the rest of the book is as predictable the sun rising and setting and only keeps the reader interested with constant dialogue. It also leaves little room to work in for character growth beyond what is expected and allows for minimal rising action to the climax. An example, the book opens, " Like silent, hungry sharks that swim in the darkness of the sea, the German submarines arrived in the middle of the night." (p.9). This is by far the most vivid imagery in the book. It's an opening to a book you aren't reading and sets the reader up for disappointment when the standard is not upheld. This novel did not fulfill the potential laid out by the basis of the story.
Despite the redundancy of The Cay and the repetition of its themes, it's still appropriate for the correct age group. A re-occurring lesson throughout the book is depending on other people for survival. It's meaningful because people can relate to giving and needing help. This could show smaller kids important lessons that don't mean as much to readers that already know them. Consequently, I would recommend this book to elementary student with an average reading level. Even if the story is cliché to some, to others who have not read books of the type it could be worth while. Though often seen, the lessons taught do need to be learned somewhere and The Cay shows them well. Should literature be judged on that alone, The Cay would be lively and enjoyable, but this is not the case.
What some may see as breathing life back into old stories and ideas, I simply see as repetition of commonly known morals. The Cay, at most, is an even par book that barely creeps onto the green. My personal opinion and golf analogies aside, it would be only appropriate for The Cay to be given the time of day by young kids who enjoy survival novels.

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Summary: The Cay
Review: Hello! I read The Cay by Theodore Taylor. The book is full of adventure and excitement like when the ship was sinking or the time Timothy fell into the water with the sharks.

My most favorite part of the book was when Phillip goes blind because he learns more. Phillip learned a lot on the island like not to be racist and how to treat people better.

I recommend this book to anyone who likes to travel across the world or people that like the sea.

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Summary: a good book
Review: I was really suprised by how breath taking and sort of suspenseful it was. My reading teacher made us read it i thought this book will b;ow but suprisenly it was good.One reason i didn't give it more stores it didn't go into enough detail about the ending and many other parts.Besides that i thought it tought a good leson and was a good book.