The Caine Mutiny: Willie Keith - A Life Changed Sometimes it takes an event in one's life to change a person. In Herman Wouk's The Caine Mutiny, it took the navy to change the life of Before Willie joined the navy he was living the easy life. His mother came from a wealthy family so Willie had no problems financially. He never really took anything seriously. He didn't even take Princeton seriously. "But his real career at Princeton had consisted of playing the piano and inventing bright little songs for parties and shows." Willie just took everything he had for granted. When he graduated