Blindness In The Cay

In The Cay, Phillip’s character reveals that through many conflicts, he developed independence, bravery, and determination. Phillip demonstrates independence after experiencing blindness as evidenced in the novel when he was able to survive by himself on the cay after Timothy’s death. Also, Phillip demonstrates maturity after experiencing the crash of the boat as evidenced in the novel when he was able to make his own decisions by himself and survive with his own resources. Additionally, Phillip demonstrates determination after experiencing the hurricane as evidenced in the novel when he was determined to clean the island and do all the other task.

Phillip demonstrates independence after experiencing blindness as evidenced in the novel when he was able to

In the beginning of the novel Philip was immature. As evidence “I had played there many times with Henrik and other boys when we were a few years younger, imaging we were defending Willemstad against pirates or even the British… or sometimes we'd pretend we were the Dutch going out on raids against Spanish galleons” (Taylor 11). It shows that Philip is very immature and does not understand war. In the middle of the novel Philip was becoming more mature. As evidence “We talked a long time when the rain began to slack off… Then Timothy told me what he could remember from his own childhood. It wasn't at all like mine.” (Taylor 75). It shows that Philip does not act childish that much anymore and he is able to carry a decent conversation. At the end of the novel Philip is now mature. As evidence “ I saw Henrik van Boven occasionally, but it wasn't the same as when we'd played the Dutch or the British. He seemed very young” (Taylor 136). It shows that Philip is mature and now he is able to see how immature he was back