The Cay | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Phillip Enright - This character, who is eleven-years-old when the story begins, becomes stranded on an island with an elderly black man.

Timothy - This character becomes stranded on an island with an eleven-year-old and a cat.

Stew Cat - This character once belonged to the ship's cook and is later responsible for protecting the protagonist from attacking birds.

Phillip Enright Sr. - This character moves the protagonist's family to the island of Curacao and is responsible for increasing fuel production there to benefit the Allied forces.

Grace Enright - This character is...
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