Learning timothys age makes philip begin to worry about him. Taylor based the character of the boy in his book on a child who was aboard. Racism is discussed in timothy of the cay, but doesnt play as big a part as in the cay. New haven sda temple brooklyn, ny recommended for you. The book discusses timothy s life before the events of the cay, when he was living in back o all, the poorest section of what was then the squatters village of charlotte amalie, on the then danishheld united states virgin island of st. Off in the ocean on a tiny cay an old man and a young boy lay. He lives in willemstad on the island of curaco, the largest of the dutch islands, just off the coast of venezuela. It is circa 1940s and is about a boy named philip, whom is like any typical elevenyear old. He thinks all young boys should be able to have fun and fish. He joined paul during one of pauls later missionary journeys. As the trio ventured from one city to another, timothy joined paul and.
When he returned a few years later with silas, timothy was already a respected member of the christian congregation, as were his grandmother lois and his mother eunice, both jews. Timothy buys new shoes and races down to the dock with tante hannah but the ship is gone. He was the winner of edgar award for the best young adult. In the cay by theodore taylor, timothy is an old africanamerican man who is shipwrecked with the narrator, phillip. The cay is about an old black man and a young white boy stranded on the cay. Hannah gumbs died during the second of timothys first four years at sea. This novel is an inspiring castaway like novel but with a racial twist. I was not my favorite book but it was a really good book. At the end of the book, phillip regains his sight after going under 3 operations. He moves with his mom by a ship the hato and it gets torpedoed. The book explores the trials of a white elevenyearold boy called phillip who, after going blind, is shipwrecked on an island with a black sailor called timothy. Why does timothy think it is so important for phillip to know how to fish. Taylor based the character of the boy in his book on a child who was aboard the hato, when it was torpedoed, who drifts out to sea on a lifeboat.
To appreciate this book the most you have to have read the cay, or know what its about. The cay 1 the cay bytheodore taylor 2 character list. An elevenyearold boy that becomes blind and is stranded on a cay. He has written about 50 fiction books and about 50 nonfiction books. The cay had its detractors, who saw the depiction of timothy as stereotypical and offensive.
Theodore taylors novel the cay is about adventure, survival, and friendship. Start studying study guide quest the cay chapter 10. The book has a premise appealing to an 11 year old as it imagines a boy that. Shipwrecked on a tiny caribbean island, philip must overcome his prejudice towards timothy, the old black sailor who becomes the key to his survival. Now in print in 14 foreign countries, the story of young pheleep and old timothy has passed 4,000,000 copies in publication, worldwide. About the author theodore taylor was born in north carolina. In 1993, taylor published timothy of the cay, a book which tells both of phillips life after and of timothy s life before the ordeal. Ppt the cay powerpoint presentation free to download. Timothy had come a long way in the year or two since his conversion to christ. This is one of the best survival stories since robinson crusoe. Timothy, the recipient of the two new testament letters bearing his name, was the son of a greek father and a jewish mother. From babylon to america, the prophecy movie by school for prophets attila kakarott duration. In timothy of the cay, that phrase means that the different races can have things in common. Some chapters are very scary like when there was a hurrica and evry thng was being blown away timothy and plipa had to hold on to a tree bark to save there live but timothy sadly died becuses every thing that was blownn away and was hiting him but he saved philepa live.
Old timothy of charlotte amalie died and poor young phillip cried and cried. Timothy is first described as a huge, very old, ugly africanamerican man. Phillip enright is a young 11 year old boy living on a small island named curacao in the middle of a war with the germans. He later claimed to be sixty, younger than the more than seventy years of age he guesstimated he actually was, so he could become part of the crew on the. The novel was published in 1969 and dedicated to martin luther king, jr. Paul probably gave this command, because older men were considered to be wiser than men in their thirties, and he wanted to. Soon after timothys death phillip begins navigating the island alone and has a. What is the summary of the book called the cay answers. An ala notable childrens book, jane addams childrens book award, lewis carroll shelf award, commonwealth club of california. Timothy of the cay by theodore taylor, paperback barnes. The book was adapted into a tv film in 1974 with alfred lutter as phillip, james earl jones as timothy, and gretchen corbett as phillips mother.
Catholic tradition states timothy died in ephesus when he was over 80 years old 19 catholic encyclopedia. Timothy was an active, faithful member of the missionary team. He meets this man named timothy who is the opposite skin tone of phillip. Timothy has a grandson about the same age as philip. Timothy is already weakened from his recent bout with malaria, and hes in his seventies. He and his father made plans to visit the cay where he and timothy had survived for just over three months, until timothy had been killed in a hurricane that had struck the cay when flying debris had severely lacerated him. Timothy of the cay kindle edition by taylor, theodore. The book called the cay is about a boy named phillip who gets stranded on an island with a old black man whos name is timothy. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. When stranded on the cay, timothy the man makes all these tools to help keep him and the boy philip alive. The island is being stalked by german submarines that arrived during the nighttime and are targeting the areas oil refineries and tankers. Nonetheless, timothy had more to learn as he left lystra and iconium and headed west with paul and silas to evangelize the lost. In the book the boys racist views leave him as he learns to admire and respect timothy.
Thomas of which virgin island it is now the capital, and phillip enrights life after the same events. Where did timothy go when he was feverish and wild with malaria. Because philip was brought up to hate black people, he despises timothy who is illiterate. Phillip calls timothy out and asks him to tell him what hes been holding back, saying, im old enough to know 7. In the beginning of the book the cay, theodore taylor richly sets up the time and place. I think the best parts of the book are when timothy shows care for phillip, even when phillip is being stupid, and stubborn. When a hurricane hit the island, timothy protects phillip. He has lived in curacao and befriended a black man named timothy and a cat named stew cat. The cay is a teen novel written by theodore taylor.
The maldonado miracle and the teetoncey trilogy, chronicling the remote, quaint outer banks of north carolina, quickly followed the success of the cay. He gets very bad wounds from the tree and the debris. Timothy of the cay is a prequelsequel of the cay, both written by theodore taylor. However, second timothy was not really written to timothy or, for that matter.
The death of timothy occurs in chapter 15 of this excellent novel, and, as we read it, we see that timothy died as a result of protecting philip from the storm that ravages their island. Even when timothy died it would probably be even harder than just being blind because you cant see and you in the middle of no where on a little tiny cay. Theodore langhans taylor june 23, 1921 october 26, 2006, laguna beach, california was an american author of more than 50 fiction and nonfiction books for young adult readers, including the cay, the weirdo winner of the 1992 edgar award for best young adult mystery, timothy of the cay, and the bomb taylor died on october 26, 2006 in laguna beach, ca, from complications of a heart attack. Elevenyearold phillip was blinded by flying debris when a torpedo struck the ss hato, and old timothy has taught him how to survive. Timothy of the cay is a book written by theodore taylor. I first heard the news of david foster wallaces death the morning after my. He is a skinny boy with dark brown hair and he is short. In chapter 8, timothy tells philip that he is more than 70 years old. Learning timothy s age makes philip begin to worry about him. They got stranded on the cay because a german torpedo hit the ss hato and philip went overboard and got hit by a plank.
Timothy of the cay chapters 116timothy is little, he finally got a job on a boat as the cleaner because the old one fell off a ladder. The cay is still theodores most popular novel to date. However, world war ii is raging, and phillip leaves the island aboard a. In this novel there are many hidden messages one of which is that you dont live by sight. For the millions who care about timothy and young phillip fo. When paul and barnabas first visited lystra, paul healed a person crippled from birth, leading many of the inhabitants to accept his teaching. In the novel the cay, a young white boy and an old black man are stranded on a small sandy cay in the caribbean sea following a shipwreck. The cay renee armitage 5th the cay by theodore taylor. How old does timothy say he is in the book the cay answers. According to the first chapter of foxes book of martyrs, he died in 97 a. Having lost his sight and washed up on a small cay, the boy has to deal with his prejudices and learn to respect the only person in the world who can keep him alive. Paul picked up timothy on his second missionary journey acts 16.
The cay is about this boat that gets torpedoed and how an old, black sailor, named timothy and a. Set during world war 2 and written for the junioryoung adult reader, the cay follows the story of a young white boy who is shipwrecked with an old black man and a cat. Foxes states he was the bishop of ephesus and was murdered when he told a crowd of pagans that their idolatrous celebrations. He could of died from getting hurt or he could have died from old age. A white boy had taken his job and the ship had left earlier than timothy was told. In reading class i read the cay it is a very excitig book. This prequelsequel tells the rest of their tale in alternating chaptersthe compelling story of two very different. Timothy admits that he thinks theyre on a small cay in a part of the sea known as the devils mouth, which is several small islands tucked up inside great banks of coral that made navigation difficult 7.