Contemplating The Conflict Of The Cay
Published on Feb 04, 2016
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1. Man versus Man
Man versus man is found when a character has a conflict with another character. In "The Cay", the author creates a conflict between Phillip and Timothy on page 75: "I stood up, threw the palm fibers at him, and screamed, 'You ugly black man! I won't do it! You're stupid, you can't even spell...' Timothy's heavy hand struck my face sharply."
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2. Man versus Self
Man versus self happens when a character is conflicted against himself. In "The Cay", this is demonstrated on page 138, when prospects of being rescued are gone at the time: "Feeling very ill, I climbed the slope again, throwing myself down on the mat in the hut. I wanted to cry. There was no use in doing that.
I wanted to die."
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3. Man versus Nature
Man versus nature occurs when man struggles to survive under the forces of nature. In "The Cay", this happens on page 113, during the hurricane: "When the water receded, it would tug against us, and Timothy's strength would fight against it. I could feel the steel in his arms as the water tried to suck us away."
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4. Man versus Society
Man versus society is when a character is against the community/ society. In the beginning of "The Cay", the Chinese sailors were too afraid to sail their ships, and the community of Curaçao was angry at them.
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