Langston Hughes Salvation Summary

Langston Hughes the author that wrote the story called Salvation which is about a boy who wants to see Jesus. As explained in the story Hughes said he is saved from a sin which means he has confessed he is a sinner in need of a true savior. The thirteen-year-old boy demonstrates on how he just could never see the light of Jesus and for some reason felt embarrassed about it. Hughes is a muddled child who is pressured by the community to conform to its religious standards. “…I couldn’t bear to tell her [Aunt] that I lied, that I had deceived everyone in church, and I hadn’t seen Jesus…” (95). This states that Hughes is coerced by his aunt when trying to see Jesus. Another main point is that Hughes wanted to blend in with his aunt and others,