The Cay

Phillip Is Excited When The Germans Invade The Small Island Of Curaçao. War Has Always Been A Game To Him, And He's Eager To Glimpse It Firsthand – until The Freighter He And His Mother Are Traveling To The United States On Is Torpedoed. When Phillip Comes To, He Is On A Small Raft In The Middle Of The Sea. Besides Stew Cat, His Only Companion Is An Old West Indian, Timothy. Phillip Remembers His Mother's Warning About Black People: They Are Different, And They Live Differently. But By The Time The Castaways Arrive On A Small Island, Phillip's Head Injury Has Made Him Blind And Dependent On Timothy.