Salvation Langston Hughes’ short story “Salvation” shows how your mind can easily be persuaded into doing something due to pressure from your peers, or even pressure from people much older than you. The title is called “Salvation”, which means “A deliverance from the power and effects of sin.” So in reality, the title is contradicting itself because Langston never really saw Jesus in the way that everyone else thought that he did. Langston’s choice was based off of his own lack of patience to wait
“Salvation” Summary In the reading, “Salvation” by Langston Hughes it gives the reader a front row seat into a Church congregation and the perspective from a twelve-year old boy named Langston who was brought by his aunt to “See the light” and be “Saved” at this big revival. Throughout the passage, the readers can see the transition as the younger kids, along with the narrator, are all one by one supposed to give their lives over to Jesus. As the Pastor and all the congregation are praying and singing
by Sandra Cisneros, and “Salvation” by Langston Hughes, are two very similar and beautifully written stories. The story “Eleven” is about a young girl who had recently turned eleven and a few days later she attends her school only to find that everyone in the class assumes a ratty old red sweater is hers because of her poorness. She goes on to complain about how people are really never eleven, but are just a few days older than the age they were before. The story “Salvation” is about a young boy who