The Cay
The Cay
by: Theodore Taylor
By: Theodore Taylor
Historical Fiction
When reading historical fiction, it helps to
understand the ____ and ____ in which
the literary work is set.
Welcome to today’s history lesson…..
World War II
We’re going to step back
in time again! We’re
going to go back to
World War II, but this
time to a different setting
than before. We will
also learn about another
country that was
involved in World War II.
Here we go….
First, let’s remember some of the images of World War II
we looked at previously…
We now understand how
the United States became
officially involved in World
War II, but that isn’t all
there is to the story. World
War II was a long and
difficult war that lasted, for
the United States, from
December 1941 to
September 1945.
There were three major
countries that were against
the United States and their
allies. Those three
countries were known as
the Axis Powers.
AXIS POWERS OF WORLD WAR II
Germany
Japan
Italy
Look at these created images of the Axis Powers.
Who do you think might have created them and what is
their point-of-view?
We would all grow old before we could
cover everything that took place during
World War II. Many things happened in
many different places all over the world.
So, for now, let’s focus on:
• One of the Axis Powers: Germany
• Germany’s leader: Adolf Hitler
• Time: World War II, 1942
• Place: Curacao, West Indies
Germany’s leader: Adolf Hitler
One of Germany’s
most powerful
weapons!
U-boat
This was one of the most important areas fought over in the entire U-boat war. In
May 1942 the German U-boats began to sink merchants in these waters at an
alarming rate. Here they saw the chance to literally strangle the allied war effort by
cutting the vital supply line of oil and aluminum. With more U-boats available, due to
very long time-away-from-battle for each boat, they might have succeeded.
Even though the U-boat visited the area throughout the war, after 1942 the
momentum had swung in favor of the allies through a massive build-up there.
The island of
Curacao is
located in the
Caribbean Sea.
It is one of many
islands that are a part
of the territory known
as the West Indies.
Curacao
Inside Fort Amsterdam
Punda, Willemstad, Curacao
Curacao has many old military forts.
Fort Nassau
Willemstad,
Curacao
Views of the Schottegat from Fort William.
Willemstad, Curacao
The Pontoon Bridge between Otrobanda and
Punda, Willemstad, Curacao.
A
WORLD
WAR…
HERE?
A cay is a small, low island composed largely of
coral or sand.
The Cay is a historical fiction book.
Meet the author: Theodore Taylor
Born 1921 in North Carolina
Started writing at the age of 13
Wrote for NBC radio sports at 19
Served in World War II
Served in the Korean War
Wrote his first book at 33
Wrote over 50 books
Award-winning author
Died in 2006 at 85 years of age
More
books by
Theodore
Taylor
Prejudice:
a favoring or dislike of something
without reason; unfriendly feelings
directed against a person or group.
Ms. Fortune is prejudice against
meat. She’s a vegetarian.
despair: loss of hope; feeling
of complete hopelessness;
gloom; misery
Do not despair! Things
will get better! 