Ghost Of The Lagoon Summary

Mako lives on Bora Bora Island. He wants a reward of 30 acres of land and a sailing canoe. Mako has to handle his entire family because his father was killed by the ghost of the lagoon, Tupa. One day, he was asked to go get bananas from the nearby island with his dog, Afa. While he goes to get bananas he hears Afa getting attacked, he suspects that Tupa is here. He fights against Tupa and kills him with two spears. In the story “Ghost of the Lagoon”, Sperry Armstrong shows us that Mako is ready to take risks to support his family, after his father’s death.
At the start of “Ghost of the Lagoon,” we see how much he practices with his spear and how perfect he is with his tools, in fact it says that, “he was clever with his hands; he made a harpoon that was as straight as an arrow tipped with five iron spears.” this shows that Mako is preparing for the challenge that could change his family's life. We also see that Mako is emotional, when he hears that his father was killed by Tupa, which motivated him to take the risk and go out to other island and find Tupa so he can slay him. Being ready seems to be the way that tries to support his family and help him surpass his trial.

As Mako’s journey continues, Sperry Armstrong shows that Mako is becoming brave and showing that he is protective for his family members that are still left, furthermore he tries to protect his dog from Tupa, when he attacks.

“The boy stopped paddling. He dashed his hands across his hands. Afa began to bark furiously,” this shows that he was nervous when he saw the river which “glowed with phosphorescent light,” but when he had to protect Afa and himself he said “There was no weakness in him now,” now Mako shows that he is ready and brave to slay Tupa. Sperry Armstrong wants to show us how Mako changes instantly upon

situation.
At the end of the story, Mako has changed a bit. He has become more mature and responsible. Tupa was down for sometime and Mako was ready and seized his opportunity and killed Tupa with his spear. In fact after he kills Tupa he hears all of his family and his village shouting that he has done it he has killed Tupa, once and for all. He achieved many things because he was always ready to take a risk to kill Tupa and avenge his father’s death. As the story end, Mako learns that hi practice and always being ready for anything will help him success in his life like it has done right in the story “Ghost of the Lagoon.”
In “Ghost of the Lagoon” we see Mako being this person who has a lot of obstacles and responsibilities in his life, but as the story progresses he becomes mature and learns how to handle his responsibilities. We can all learn that taking no risks in life in not living life that everyone should live it. Only if you take risks will you actually find the meaning of life.