I have connected to the narrator in “Salvation” because it reminds me of times in life where I was peer pressured into doing things I never really wanted to do. Most of the time however, I wouldn’t actually fall through with the ideas people try to make me do, usually because I never felt the need or want to. It reminds me of how Langston in the church was sitting there waiting to be saved and have sight of Jesus while while everyone were trying their best to make him feel, and be “saved” by Him. Their have been times in my life where I was trying to stay on track and I was taking steps in your future, or even waiting for come in my life to happen then there would be distraction or people telling to take a chance or, leap of faith, and I would move because I never saw the prize in it.
I have in a way connected to the story “Araby” when I first got into my first real relationship. In the mist of everything I was in a dark place in life due to having not much of a social life and many stressors from school and worrying about my future in general, so much so at one point the only thing that brought life back into me was my relationship. Spending day in and day out together with no light without my partner. It reminds me of when the boy in this story, seen everything and everyone as dark, gloomy, and shady. But once describing this girl in story he adored, she was this sense of happiness, beauty, and light, in the dark place he once was.
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Hello Carizma,
I agree with the message overall that Langston Hughes story revolved around peer pressured and I’ve also done activities I didn’t want to due to peer pressure.
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Hi Carizma, I liked your personal reflections on “Salvation” and “Araby.” It’s evident how you’ve connected with the themes of peer pressure and finding meaning in these stories. In “Salvation,” you aptly capture the feeling of being pressured into something against your true desires, much like Langston’s struggle in the church. Your experiences reflect the universal challenge of resisting societal expectations.
In “Araby,” your description of finding light and happiness in a relationship during a dark period in your life resonates with the way the boy in the story perceives his crush as a source of beauty and light amidst darkness. Your personal experiences illustrate how literature can mirror our own journeys and emotions, even in different contexts.