Makot is a seventh grade kid who lives in Filipino Camp with his parents even though they are Japanese. He used to play with the guys younger than him for which he was made fun of by his fellow friends. He always had money to spend due to which the young kids like author, himself was fond of him. As being the biggest member of the group, he always wants to become the leader and he feels that everyone in his group should follow him. He makes the young kids do risky jobs like following him across the breakers, climb the coconut trees etc. He always chooses the safe side and makes other younger kids do all the unsafe works. He believes that he is the brain of their little gang. Even though he always makes the kids do all the work he also spend money for them and feeds them.
The mischievous ideas which he always had were not the place to feel sorry for him. But when it comes to his parents, it seems that his parents care less about him. They just give them money to spend, but they do not give him any guidance which a parent gives to their children. His father does not work and all he does was riding his brand new Ford Model T around. Even though he had luxurious house and plenty of food to eat than other Japanese children, he lack the love of parents.
The way he tells his mother to shut up and shove her in the house, clearly shows that he was rude towards his mother. As author said that he would had never treated her mother like the way Makot treated also shows that Japanese people have a great respect for their parents. However, as presented in the movie, Makot’s parents also do not seem to be decent Japanese people.
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