How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
He grabbed my hair with one hand and used his other arm to drag me back toward the raft. I had turned on my face and was trying to hold my breath. Then I felt my body being thrown, and I was back on the boards of the raft, gasping for air. I knew that Timothy was still in the water because I could hear splashing and cursing. (6.5)
Timothy risks his life to save Phillip from the shark-infested waters.
Quote #5
With me on his back, he splashed ashore, and judging from the time it took, the raft wasn't very far out. Then he lifted me down again. (7.7)
Timothy carries Phillip on his back to the shore of the cay. What does this moment symbolize?
Quote #6
I was starting to be less dependent on the vine rope, and sometimes it seemed to me that Timothy was trying hard to make me independent of him. I thought I knew why, but I did not talk to him about it. I did not want to think about the possibility of Timothy dying and leaving me alone on the cay. (11.10)
We learn that Timothy is training Phillip to be independent so the child can survive after he is gone.