The Lagoon Scenery(after entering the lagoon) The creek broadened, opening out into a wide sweep of a stagnant lagoon The forests receded from the marshy bank, leaving a level strip of bright green, reedy grass to frame the reflected blueness of the sky. a fleecy pink cloud drifted high above, trailing the delicate colouring of its image under the floating leaves and the silvery blossoms of the lotus The natural environment: broadened and beautiful The implication: the ideal love life of Arsat and his wife The contrast: the cruel real life the ideal lovePage  7 The creek broadened, opening out into a wide sweep of a stagnant lagoon. The Lagoon Scenery (after entering the lagoon): The forests receded from the marshy bank, leaving a level strip of bright green, reedy grass to frame the reflected blueness of the sky. A fleecy pink cloud drifted high above, trailing the delicate colouring of its image under the floating leaves and the silvery blossoms of the lotus. The natural environment: broadened and beautiful The implication: the ideal love life of Arsat and his wife The contrast: the cruel real life & the ideal love