Phillip: 11 Year Old White Boy

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Phillip is an 11 year old white boy who lives in Willemstad, Curacao in the Dutch Islands. All of his life, Phillip had learned from his mother that black people are different and they belong somewhere else. Phillip still plays near the black men with his friend Henrik. A terrible war has broke out which was called World War II. Phillip lands in trouble and has to adapt to his environment. Phillip has transformed along the journey and has become caring, kind, and hardworking. Phillip's mother had decided to leave because of the oil fumes and war so she took Phillip along with her. They got onto a boat, S.S. Hato, to sail to Virginia. The boat got torpedoed and Phillip got separated from his mother. Phillip woke up next to a black