The initial purpose for Timothy constructing the rope, however, is quite precise. What is the original central purpose of the rope guide that Timothy builds for Philip?Įventually, the rope guide is expansive enough to afford Philip the opportunity to explore the island and even, ultimately, allow him to continue fishing after the old man dies. The loss begins with his looking directly into the sun and is severely compromised by his later looking into the glare of the sunlight reflecting off the waves. The cause of Philip’s blindness-which turns out to be only temporary thanks to a series of surgical procedures taking place after he is rescued-is one of the elements of being a castaway that rarely gets attention: sun blindness. The complete loss of vision is not itself a sudden onset, however, as previous to this complete loss he has had to deal with his ability to see severely compromised by blurriness in the form of a haze coming over his field of vision. But then, almost out of nowhere, suddenly Philip’s ordeal is really put to the test by waking up one morning to discovered he has gone completely blind. How does Philip, the narrator, lose his sight?īeing just eleven years old and stranded on a desert island with a complete stranger whose ethnicity you have been taught to fear would be more than enough to create a sense of drama and conflict. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
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