The Cay | Topics for Discussion
1. Early in the novel the narrator describes his mock battles with his friends and the submarine attacks upon Aruba and Curacao. How do these details help to prepare the reader for Phillip's later experience? What emotions are aroused by the destruction of the S.S. Empire Tern?
2. Henrik Van Boven is Phillip's closest friend in Curacao. How has Phillip's attitude toward Henrik changed after his stay on the cay?
3. Henrik and his mother are very different from Phillip and Grace Enright. Why does Taylor emphasize these differences?
4. Grace Enright hates...
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