A Review Of "The Cay" By Theodore Taylor

Part I of Essay
Author Theodore Taylor is an American writer who also makes documentary films. His inspiration to write "The Cay" came from his research into German submarines that fought in the Second World War. He is now married with three children and lives in California. Setting ....

Part II of Essay
.... with his mother and father.They had lived in the United States but they moved there when Phillip's father was offered a job in an oil refinery nearby. Williamsted is very quaint and the harbour is always full of black people on their fishing boats, called schooners. One day a German U-boat is spotted near the harbour. The whole harbour is on edge . When everyone calms down, the first tanker in a week sets sail with gallons of crude oil on board. The whole population is shocked when the tanker blows into pieces and scatters shrapn ....