{"content":{"sharePage":{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"21730993","dateCreated":"1268916724","smartDate":"Mar 18, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"williamlynn","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/williamlynn","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1268916148\/williamlynn-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/crms-drop-everything-and-read.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/21730993"},"dateDigested":1531982741,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"the cay","description":"Book Summary<br \/>\nPhilip, a white boy, and Timothy, an old black man, must survive together on a desert island after their ship is torpedoed and Philip is blinded. But with Timothy's wise guidance, Philip learns to survive without sight, and to grow beyond his parents ... <br \/>\nMore<br \/>\nPhilip, a white boy, and Timothy, an old black man, must survive together on a desert island after their ship is torpedoed and Philip is blinded. But with Timothy's wise guidance, Philip learns to survive without sight, and to grow beyond his parents' racism.<br \/>\nWhen a U-boat torpedoes the ship on which he is traveling with his mother, eleven-year-old Philip wakes to find himself on a raft with Timothy, an old black man who worked on the ship. Suffering from a blow to the head, Philip soon loses his sight as well.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"21731137","body":"I give this book a 9 out of 10","dateCreated":"1268916888","smartDate":"Mar 18, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"williamlynn","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/williamlynn","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1268916148\/williamlynn-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"21731323","body":"Having learned racism at his mother's knee, Philip is contemptuous of Timothy, but is also completely dependent on him for survival. When they wash up on a desert island Timothy insists that Philip learn to do things for himself. Though he resents it, Philip has no choice but to go along. Gradually Philip begins to see past his screen of racism to recognize Timothy's great wisdom, compassion, and patience, and a powerful bond of love grows between them. But after Timothy suffers a bout with malaria, he realizes he must train Philip to survive on his own. ( Summary cont.)","dateCreated":"1268917114","smartDate":"Mar 18, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"williamlynn","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/williamlynn","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1268916148\/williamlynn-lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]}],"more":false},"comments":[]},"http":{"code":200,"status":"OK"},"redirectUrl":null,"javascript":null,"notices":{"warning":[],"error":[],"info":[],"success":[]}}