The reaction of the Malays is an attitude of fear, since they think that the spirits of the darkness patrol about the lagoon, in which one finds Arsat's house. For the malays these spirits do not bother the white man, because they think that they are allied by the father of the evil, who guides and protects them from the dangers of the world. "The Lagoon", is a history with elements of adventure, written by Joseph Conrad in 1896.