Cay is a corruption of Quay pronounced (Key) a British expression for a dock or wharf or similar port-side structure. I believe Philip is the Black Man in the story who was played by James Earl Jones in the film version or maybe that was Timothy. One is a cook on a ship and the other the boy both stranded shipwreck survivors.
Under the circumstance, both become fast friends. Sort of Gilligan meets Affirmative action.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.