Summarising Chapters One through Five - The Cay

Chapter 1 - What I can remember.

The story starts off to talk about a boy named Philip who lives on the Caribbean in Willemstad. Philip lives with his mother and father. All of the sudden a bomb coming from a German submarine, bombs a place near where Philip lives. This part of the story is where we meet his Friend Henrik. Though his mother said not to, Philip sneaks out of his house with Henrik to try and see what happened. This was because Philip was very fascinated with these sort of things and he's never seen one in real life. Although they were sent home by the soldiers. From this part of the story I can understand that World war II is just underway.

Chapter 2 - What I can remember.

Soon after the events that happened on chapter 1, Philips mother believes that it isn't safe anymore to stay where they're living. Although Philip's dad was unable to come with them, Grace still chose to leave and go back to Norfolk until its safe to go back. Philip wasn't too fond about this but still decided to follow his mothers request. Philip starts to pack his belongings and said bye to all his friends, his father and the town he's been living in for years.

Chapter 3 - What I can remember.

Unfortunately, the ship they were aboard on was torpedoed, there was fire all around. They needed to make their way out of the ship and get onto life boats, thankfully they managed to find their way out but... As they lowered the boat with the passengers in it, everyone got plunged off! Philip was unfortunately knocked unconscious... When he woke up, he found himself in a completely different place on a raft with a "Negro man". This is the part where they introduce us to Timothy, At first sight Philip was pretty unsure of Timothy and didn't trust him much yet. He also met Stew cat, Timothy believes that the cat is bad luck.

Chapter 4 - What I can remember.

Timothy and Philip are still adrift at sea. As you can imagine, there isn't much fresh/pure water available for them, nor is there much food. But they still tried to manage even in the cold and wet conditions. They hunt for raw fish so that they could have something to eat. Other than all of the rough environment they're in, they're still somehow alive. Philip also gets to know Timothy a little more, and starts to observe his features.

Chapter 5 - What I can remember.

From what I can remember nothing much happens in chapter five besides... When Philip tires to put his hand at the edge of the raft, Timothy tells him that he should be careful because there could be sharks lurking beneath. Philip seems to take a liking to the cat but Timothy still believes that the cat isn't good luck. I also seem to remember them talking about booby traps...