The Ghost of the Lagoon by Armstrong Sperry and Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll are two writings about a young man who goes out and defeats a local monster. The Ghost of the Lagoon, a boy who goes out to get bananas and Oranges. He runs into a giant shark, ends up killing it, and gets a reward in the end. Jabberwocky, a young man went into the forest and kills the ferocious monster. He ends up getting a prize too. Although the two writings have a similar theme and plot, they are very different. The Ghost of the Lagoon and Jabberwocky have a similar theme of if you face your fears, you will get great reward in the end. In The Ghost in the Lagoon, the text says, “Thirty acres of land and a sailing canoe… “ Similarly, in Jabberwocky, the text says, “He left dead and with it’s head he went galumphing.” In both cases the protagonists had gotten a reward. They fought off the monster and they each got a prize. The theme we can take away from this is to if you are brave, there is a chance you will get a reward. …show more content…
In The Ghost of the Lagoon, the text says, “The vorpal blade went snicker-snack, He left dead,” Likewise, in Jabberwocky the text says, “Blinded and weak from loss of blood. Tupa rolled to the surface.” In both cases, they both killed the monster or the local monster to be specific. The plot to take from this is a man who killed the