Langston Hughes 'Essay Salvation'
Would you lie in order to satisfy other people? That was a decision made by Langston
Hughes when he was a young child. In an essay called “Salvation”, by Langston Hughes, the
author discusses a time when he was a young child being peer pressure to give an answer by the
other people in the church. Langston was supposed to sit up if he saw Jesus, but in his mind he
took it in a serious approach. In other words, he took it literally and waited for Jesus to appear
right in front of him. This then lead Langston into being mendacious saying he saw Jesus
because he was being pressured by the people in the church. Lying to satisfy the other people
caused him in the end to stop believing in Jesus. Situations such as this should be considered
Hughes when he was a young child. In an essay called “Salvation”, by Langston Hughes, the
author discusses a time when he was a young child being peer pressure to give an answer by the
other people in the church. Langston was supposed to sit up if he saw Jesus, but in his mind he
took it in a serious approach. In other words, he took it literally and waited for Jesus to appear
right in front of him. This then lead Langston into being mendacious saying he saw Jesus
because he was being pressured by the people in the church. Lying to satisfy the other people
caused him in the end to stop believing in Jesus. Situations such as this should be considered