Summary
Short-Questions
1. What does the refrain of the boy "Now they're going to see who
I am" mean?
2. Why did the boy have to prove who he was?
3. What was the cause of the death of the boy's mother?
4. Describe the ship.
Or, What is the description of the ship the boy had first seen?
5. What do you think is the meaning of the boy’s newly discovered
ability near the end of the story to control the ship’s movement?
Long-Questions
1. Narrate the story of a boy's growth from an ordinary boy to an
assertive (capable) young man.
3. The Last Voyage of the Ghost ship
G. G. Marquez
Characters
A boy : speaker
Mother : boy's mother
Four women : died on the chair
A chair : accursed chair
A ghost ship : whole story depend on it
Some villagers : hate the boy
Theme : Imagination and fantasy (castle in the sky, dream) can be a gateway to mental relief. Imaginative world is emancipation (freedom) of the individuals.
Starting: "Now they're going to see who I am…"
Summary
When the boy was very small, he saw a large ship without light and sound. One night the ship passed by his village. The ship appeared and disappeared according to the lighthouse. The next day the boy thought that it was not the ship but his dream. The boy was growing day by day. The next March the boy could see the ship in the sea. This time, he was sure that it was not a dream but reality. He ran to tell his mother. She did not believe it. She thought that her son's mind was disordered. She asked a boatman to look after the boy. The boatman did not see the ship, accept the fish. The boy's mother sat on a chair which she had bought in the town and thought of her husband. Then she died. In the course of time, other four women also died when they sat on the chair.
The boy became orphan. Many people beat him when he talked about the ship. They said that the boy was an evil widow's son. The boy began to steal for bread and butter. One day he stole a boat and waited for the ghost ship in the channel. He saw the ship which was very large. There was no light as there was no life. The ship disappeared when it got light. The compass of the ship was disordered. He suddenly lit the light. The light led the ship to a correct direction. Now he could lead the ship. The light of the ship made the village bright. It was higher than church and larger than village.
It took time, energy, courage and patience for the narrator of this story to be an assertive young man. Finally he proved himself stronger and matured. Isolation and anger (ikha) made him an assertive (able) young man from an ordinary boy.
Short-Questions
1. What does the refrain of the boy "Now they're going to see who
I am" mean?
The boy was orphan. The villagers of the boy always hated him. The boy saw the ghost ship. He informed it to his mother and neighboring people. But they were not ready to believe it. When, he grew up gradually. He built his confidence. He wanted to take revenge against those who hated him. So, he repeated this phrase "Now they're going to see who I am" which symbolizes his strength, confidence and maturity.
2. Why did the boy have to prove who he was?
In the story the boy had to prove who he was among the villagers to justify his existence. Secondly, in the beginning he was not matured and people didn't believe him. He had to do something to win the belief of other people. Thirdly, he was getting matured and he could do something. That's why he had to prove who he was.
3. What was the cause of the death of the boy's mother?
The boy's mother was a widow. When, the boy tried to convince his mother about the arrival of the ship. She became sad for many weeks. Then she went to city to get a comfortable chair where she could sit and think about her husband. When she came from the city with a chair and sat on it thinking of her mental disordered son and dead husband. Then she became excited (thrilled, eager) and died. The chair was so frightful that other four women also died when they sat on it.
4. Describe the ship.
Or, What is the description of the ship the boy had first seen?
When the boy was a child, he saw a very big ship. The ship was without lights and sound. One night in March, it passed by the village like a place where nothing lives. It was larger than the whole village and much taller than the steeple. It was a ship that appears and disappears according to the lights. There was something wrong with the compass because it was directed towards the stony mountain, which caused collide and burst.
5. What do you think is the meaning of the boy’s newly discovered
ability near the end of the story to control the ship’s movement?
The meaning of the boy’s newly discovered ability near the end of the story to control the ship’s movement shows to handle his imaginative vision successfully. He has become stronger because of he is strong feeling, rage and isolation. He was beaten and hated. He makes the strong decision. It shows that he has become mature. He is able to know everything. He becomes mentally strong. He can control his imagination. He is not afraid of any miracle, and imaginary thing and object. His experience makes him know the real world. His ability and maturity increases. He is not confused by emotion.
Long-Questions
1. Narrate the story of a boy's growth from an ordinary boy to an
assertive (capable) young man.
When the boy was very small, he saw a large ship without light and sound. One night the ship passed by his village. The ship appeared and disappeared according to the lighthouse. The next day the boy thought that it was not the ship but his dream. The boy was growing day by day. The next March the boy could see the ship in the sea. This time, he was sure that it was not a dream but reality. He ran to tell his mother. She did not believe it. She thought that her son's mind was disordered. She asked a boatman to look after the boy. The boatman did not see the ship, accept the fish. The boy's mother sat on a chair which she had bought in the town and thought of her husband. Then she died. In the course of time, other four women also died when they sat on the chair.
The boy became orphan. Many people beat him when he talked about the ship. They said that the boy was an evil window's son. The boy began to steal for bread and butter. One day he stole a boat and waited for the ghost ship in the channel. He saw the ship which was very large. There was no light as there was no life. The ship disappeared when it got light. The compass of the ship was disordered. He suddenly lit the light. The light led the ship to a correct direction. Now he could lead the ship. The light of the ship made the village bright. It was higher than church and larger than village.
It took time, energy, courage and patience for the narrator of this story to be an assertive young man. Finally he proved himself stronger and matured. Isolation and anger made him an assertive (able) young man from an ordinary boy.
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