The Cay

What happens in Chapter 3 of The Cay?

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• The ship Phillip and Grace are on is torpedoed, and, as Phillip falls from the boat, he is struck on the head.

• Phillip wakes to find himself on a raft with an elderly black man named Timothy and a cat named Stew.

• Timothy takes care of Phillip by building a lean-to and giving him water when he becomes upset.

• Phillip feels Timothy is stingy with the water and begins to understand why his mother dislikes black people.

• When flying fish land in the boat, Timothy gives Phillip the largest portion, but Phillip refuses to eat.


• Night falls and Phillip and Timothy lie on the raft looking at the stars while Phillip thinks about the fact that he's never gotten to know a black person.

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The Cay, BookRags