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Maria Santibanez ENGL 0310 14521 Prof. Horn TTH 9:30-11:00

Maria Santibanez ENGL 0310 14521 Prof. Horn TTH 9:30-11:00. “Salvation” by Langston Hughes . The overall message of “Salvation,” is that sometimes life is ironic, even something as serious as a person’s faith.

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Maria Santibanez ENGL 0310 14521 Prof. Horn TTH 9:30-11:00

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  1. Maria SantibanezENGL 031014521Prof. HornTTH 9:30-11:00

  2. “Salvation”by Langston Hughes • The overall message of “Salvation,” is that sometimes life is ironic, even something as serious as a person’s faith.

  3. "Salvation" begins with a seemingly contradictory statement: "I was saved from sin when I was going on thirteen. But not really saved,” which is the thesis. • Langston was supposedly “saved” simply because he stood up at his aunt's church revival to receive the Lord, but he did not feel Jesus in his heart. • On the contrary, Hughes is emotionally hurt by being falsely "saved,” becoming an agnostic. His devout aunt had told Langston that once he was saved, his life would be different, and God would be with him from that moment on.

  4. He was a young boy who wanted to see Jesus, who wanted to earn salvation, but when he couldn't see Jesus, he found himself in the terrible position of lying to himself and everyone in his community as well.

  5. However, faith cannot be based upon whether or not we receive what we want. Faith is based on belief in a supreme being. • Hughes waited patiently for Jesus to come, and he sincerely believed that that He would because his aunt said so. When he didn’t come, Langston was disappointed and angry, believing that God had failed him because he didn’t appear when he was supposed to.

  6. Hughes didn’t get what he expected, but the reason he didn’t is that his aunt should have explained the word “light” more clearly. At 13, children still don’t really know what salvation is, nor do many adults. Most children believe what their parents tell them and what church teaches them. This story made me think about what salvation really means.

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