Question

Identify one conflict from the novel "The Cay" that develops due to the different perspectives of the characters involved. Explain how this conflict affects the characters and serves to advance the plot of the story.

Answer 1

One of the conflict from the novel The Cay that serves to advance the plot of the story is the steps followed by the protagonist Phillip to get maturity. Eventhough the time of the World War II serves as a background of the story, the central theme is related to how Phillip manage some events that alowed him to reach that life stage. Examples of these events are:

The conflict with his mother when they were hit by a torpedo.

The relationship with the west indian

The differences found in the culture of Virginia and Curacao

Answer 2

We can recognize both inner and outer clashes in Theodore Taylor's young peruser novel, The Cay. One inner conflict emerges when Phillip goes blind. His visual impairment makes a sentiment of weakness and separation that Timothy endeavors to enable him to survive. When the combine go shorewards on their cay, Timothy gets caught up with building a haven and discovering things to eat. He even gets caught up with making a rope out of vines. At a certain point, he discloses to Phillip he needs to begin assisting with the work and endeavors to show him how to weave mats for them to rest on, however Phillip surrenders in dissatisfaction, feeling totally powerless. His sentiment of vulnerability is because of the way that he needs his sight back and needs to have the capacity to do things effortlessly as he used to be capable when he could see. Since he is experiencing issues tolerating his visual deficiency and discovering arrangements around it, we see that Phillip is encountering an interior clash. It's the minute Phillip acknowledges Timothy is making him a rope to enable him to move around the island independent from anyone else that he begins to feel a feeling of appreciation and valiance that empower him to beat his inside clash.