The Cay

 At the moment we are studying the book the Cay. for this task we were asked to write about 3 characters points of view in the first five chapters  

Mum's point of view -  Her point of view is mainly based on her fear for her family and their future. She is scared and nervous about staying at Curacao. She looks for an excuse to leave. It doesn't help that she doesn't like living there, she cant stand the smell of the oil. She just wants her family to be safe and far away from Curacao. She just wants to protect Philip and take him somewhere else safe.

Philip's point of view - Philip is only 11 years old he has no idea of the dangers of what's really going on. He gets excited and is curious and asking his dad questions about what's going on. He feels like it's a bad dream but soon realizes it's not. He gets angry with his mum for wanting to leave and wants to stay with his dad, he doesn't want to leave his dad and friends behind. On the raft, he starts getting scared about everything and doesn't know where his parents are.

Timothy's point of view - Timothy is an old black man maybe in his sixties, He rescued Philip after the explosion. timothy has a lot of knowledge about all the islands as he traveled a lot. he tries his best to protect Philip from danger including the sun and water. Timothy hides his fear and stays very calm and gives Philip hope by keeping him safe. he does this by fishing for food, giving him water, and keeping him warm.