Prompt: In a post of at least 150 words, please respond to the following two questions: In what way did you connect with the narrator in “Salvation?” Why? Refer to specific scenes or language in the story. In what way did you connect with the narrator in “Araby?” Refer to specific scenes or language in the stories. To submit your Week 2 post, follow the steps below. 1. Scroll up to the black strip at the top of the screen and click the black “plus” sign inside the white circle. It is located to the right of the course title. 2. In the box that reads “Add title,” type in a title that includes your first name, last name, and the words “Discussion 2” (example: John Hart Discussion 2). 3. Type your response in the text box. Remember that your first post must be at least 150 words in order to receive full credit. 4. Navigate to the right side of the screen and choose the Post Category “Week 3 Discussion” (or whichever week is current). Never choose anything in the box that reads “Category Sticky.” Click for screenshot. 5. To add media (optional), click the “add media“ button in between the title box and the text box. Do not add the image directly to the media library. To get the image to show in the tile preview, go to “featured image > add featured image, in the lower right-hand side.” Click for screenshot. 6. Publish the post by clicking the blue button on the right. 7. Please leave a thoughtful reply to the post of one other classmate. Remember that your comments to others should be at least 75 words in order to receive full credit.
Week 2 Discussion
I can connect with the narrator of “Salvation” because of my faith or life experiences. It was his method of verbally expressing his thoughts and feelings exactly as he had experienced them. the emotions of regret from being let down and remorse about lying. The phrases “I cried” and “I don’t believe” stand out as indicating a relationship of cause and effect between getting hurt because of a cause and its impact of not believing. This confirmed my belief that a person cannot be compelled to feel or think anything against what they choose to believe. In the story “Araby,” I can connect with the narrator because he showed the contrast between the reality that the church or society constructs and the real world. In “Araby,” he illustrates the abrupt transformation brought on by losing innocence. At the end of the story, the narrator had an epiphany that everyone had at some point. He sees that the world he assumed was flawless is corrupt and weak. The narrator also makes use of imagery to highlight the differences between how he sees his everyday life and that of Mangan’s sister and Araby. He describes his street as “North Richmond Street, being blind, was a quiet street except at the hour when the Christian Brothers’ School set the boys free”. He describes his house and his street with phrases like “uninhabited,” “blind,” “detached,” “imperturbable,” “musty,” and “littered.” On the other hand, he portrays Araby as a lovely, happy, and mystical environment and Mangan’s sister like you would imagine an angel. I agree with the narrator’s desire to escape his dull and depressing daily routine in favor of the wonderful idea of romantic love and a bazaar.
Hello, my name is Brianna Sanchez. I am majoring in psychology. I like to listen to music and draw. In this course, I will be completing my assignments on time, participate in class discussions, and listen and focus carefully. I want to do my best this semester. To get back on my feet financially, I took a gap year. Despite the technological issues, I have been performing better since classes began because I am taking all of my subjects online. I enjoy taking online classes since they are now more convenient for me. I work 6 days a week, and although I tried to balance my work and class schedules. The only thing that was difficult was the commute to and from campus. Although it is near, for this semester at least, I want to take it easy and not stress myself out by commuting back and forth across the city when I can just stay at home in comfort and still have time for errands, work, and other activities.
In the short story” Salvation” by Langston Hughes. I think the author has a big confusion. Contrary to all expectations, a young Hughes is not saved by Jesus, but is saved from his innocence. While attending a church revival, he comes to the sudden realization that Jesus will not physically come to save him. The innocence shown by the young boy at the beginning of the story can be attributed to many factors, the main reason being his Auntie Reed. She goes on talking for days about the big revival. Just like any other kid would, He listens and believes word-for-word what his aunt tells him: She said ”You could see and hear and feel Jesus in your soul”. With all the hype and anticipation surrounding this event, Hughes is certain something is bound to happen. His disappointment is manifested when he does not see Jesus. From what he has been told, he was expecting to see a human incarnation of Jesus. He is more than just expecting to see him; he badly wants to be saved! Seeing Westley give up so carelessly, triggers an awkward feeling inside of Hughes. The thought that Jesus is not going to show up after all is starting to grow. That leads him to eventually give up and join Westley in lying. It is only at night that he comes and joins the crowd in disappointment.
In the short story” Salvation” by Langston Hughes. I think the author has a big confusion. Contrary to all expectations, a young Hughes is not saved by Jesus, but is saved from his innocence. While attending a church revival, he comes to the sudden realization that Jesus will not physically come to save him. The innocence shown by the young boy at the beginning of the story can be attributed to many factors, the main reason being his Auntie Reed. She goes on talking for days about the big revival. Just like any other kid would, He listens and believes word-for-word what his aunt tells him: She said ”You could see and hear and feel Jesus in your soul”. With all the hype and anticipation surrounding this event, Hughes is certain something is bound to happen. His disappointment is manifested when he does not see Jesus. From what he has been told, he was expecting to see a human incarnation of Jesus. He is more than just expecting to see him; he badly wants to be saved! Seeing Westley give up so carelessly, triggers an awkward feeling inside of Hughes. The thought that Jesus is not going to show up after all is starting to grow. That leads him to eventually give up and join Westley in lying. It is only at night that he comes and joins the crowd in disappointment.
To summarize the story “Salvation” by Langston Hughes, it all revolves around pressure. The narrator was waiting to see Jesus to save him in the church. He preached as much and as long as he could but Jesus wouldn’t come to him, which made his beliefs change. After that he cried in his bed, but then his aunt heard him cry which made her think that the holy ghost had arrived. The narrator was pressured to say that he did come but in reality he didn’t. This reminded me of when I was pressured to steal money from my parents. When they found out there was money missing and confronted me about it, I lied and said no i didn’t take it. To summarize the story “Araby” by James Joyce, it’s about how a boy fell in love with a girl and thought she was full of bright colors when in reality it was dark, which made him fall into delusion. I remember falling into delusion when I thought Santa Claus was real until I entered high school. But then I realized that Santa Claus is really Jesus.
As a student, I connected with Langston Hughes’ “Salvation” on a personal level. The narrator’s struggle to conform to societal and familial expectations resonated with my own experiences, as I’ve often felt pressured to meet certain standards, even when they didn’t align with my beliefs. The story’s exploration of the loss of innocence and the realization that adults can be deceptive and misunderstand us struck a chord, reflecting moments of disillusionment I’ve encountered. Additionally, the theme of grappling with cultural and religious identity spoke to the universal challenge of reconciling personal beliefs with external expectations, making “Salvation” a relatable and thought-provoking read for students like me. Although I can relate to the narrator’s youthful infatuation and the excitement leading up to important events, my experiences differed in some key ways. Unlike the narrator, who idealized his crush and constructed elaborate fantasies, my own youthful crushes were typically less exaggerated and more grounded. Additionally, while I’ve faced moments of disappointment where expectations didn’t align with reality, these experiences were often learning opportunities rather than leading to profound disillusionment. The narrator’s intense disillusionment at the bazaar highlights the contrasting ways individuals navigate the complexities of growing up, showing that while we share some common experiences, our reactions can vary widely.
The story of “Salvation” by Langston Hughes has always resonated with me. After my first read, bothe me and the speaker seemed to overlap which only made me enjoy the story more. “Salvation” is ment to be a story on a kid finding some sort of salivation through the church his aunt forces him to attend. The story is ment to play apon the irony that despite the title, our speaker was never truly able to find this “salvation” everyone wanted to receive. As someone with a religious family I understand the speakers feelings so well. My church would often talk about receiving this “salvatuon” from God, how this will change your life and you will receive blessings. Yet despite this, just like I speaker I never felt anything. I never understood how those around me could cry and shout about being saved, yet I have never experienced such a feeling. It was upsetting, I want to experience the love of God. I wanted a reason for why my mom forces me and my brother to attend church every Sunday. It was experience like this that made my faith waver as I aged. The short story of “Araby” by James Joyce did connect with me, but not as much as “Salvation”. The story was a commentary on growing up and no longer very things through rise tinted glasses. The speaker describes idolizing other’s but when faced with the truth he is heavily disappointed. I can understand the speaker within this story, to believe in something or someone only to be faced with the horrible truth of them not living up to expectations. Tying this back to religion, you hear nothing but how God saves you or how he is wonderful and merciful. People praise him wholeheartedly due to their […]
I have connected with the the story “Salvation” by Langston Hughes by having been in his shoes at one point in my life. I also remember the times I have visited church throughout my early childhood into my teen years and having felt pressure to follow and believe in the same ideologies and principles that are taught in church. I’ve felt peer pressured into joining many activities revolving around the church and trying to experience and understand what everyone else around me felt. Many of whom came often in attempt to repent for their sins and get saved, while I sat and witness but was obligated to become involved to external pressure from the people around me. I connect to the story “Araby” by James Joyce through the depiction of how reality is often disappointing and at a certain point being stuck within a state of delusion, yet often later results in a period of self reflection.
In a post of at least 150 words, please respond to the following two questions: In what way did you connect with the narrator in “Salvation?” Why? Refer to specific scenes or language in the story. Salvation has a strong meaning of how the narrator loses his faith through a wish he wanted to see and never had the chance to experience.In a way i could connect with the narrator in ”salvation” by Langston Hughes because when i was small around 10 year old i’ve always had the wish and faith if visiting my grandma in another country ,while i was told from my dad “i’ll take you soon to visit her” id never got the chance to see her besides our amazing calls we had.In other words,when my grandma passed away at a certain age i had already lost my faith of believing my father in promises and i had grudge with him because my dream never came true.When you want to see something and experience an amazing wish you will always remember that faith it key but not promising . In what way did you connect with the narrator in “Araby?” Refer to specific scenes or language in the stories. I connect with the narrator in the article “ Araby” by James Joyce because he is a young boy with disillusionment that is full of excitement ,fun and with imagination .The narrator of the story believes these feelings will carry into his budding adulthood, but instead, he is disillusioned.This article connects with me because i’m a believable person that always get delusional for the smallest things and i agree that it does carry into your path way of growing such as adulthood therefore when you believe and get very excited over man things that you wish to happen […]
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.
In the story “salvation” by langston hughes. The narrator was very disappoinment and feeling guilty when giving in to peer presure.Langston was waiting to be saved and to see Jesus at the same time. When that never came he initially refused to lie to everyone until he realized that the only outcome to it all was for him to be “saved”. He then cried in bed because he couldn’t admit that he never saw god, resulting in him not believing in god at all. But I not agree with langston for not beliveving in jesus am not christian, I am hindu so i think god can help us in anyway anytime they are with us always we can’t see god but they always there when we need him . And all what things happen with us its for a reason if it is bad or good. If you are disappoinment by god so he has other big plan for you so just be clam and follow your dream it will come true one day . When I was in 7 standard i was also dreaming to study in usa and now its happining. In “Araby” the narrator was in love with the girl and other all things he can’t see light all he saws dark things .when he saw his girl he can see light so he was in love with the girl . I also have crush on girl of class 8 when i was in class 7 but, I never told her that because I know she will never accept it.I was so obsessed with her I always stak her on instagram when i want to see her. I just want to talk to her but it never happen.
In the short story “Salvation” by Langston Hughes I somewhat connected because you can have guilt and feel sad when lying or being lied too. The quote that I most connected with was “But I was really crying because I couldn’t bear to tell her that I had lied, that I had deceived everybody in the church, that I hadn’t seen Jesus, and that now I didn’t believe there was a Jesus anymore, since he didn’t come to help me.” I would’ve felt really guilty because I wouldn’t be able to hold in something like that especially if its about god. In the reading “Araby” from James Joyce i have some similarities with it being as the older you get your experiences change with it being life, religion or love. In the story when they” when he saw his girl it was his light”. During times dark, gloomy, or just being spacious a person can really make you feel brightness in you again.
In the story “Salvation” by Langston Hughes, when the narrator thinks “God had not struck Westley dead for taking his name in vain or for lying in the temple. So I decided that maybe to save further trouble, I’d better lie, too, and say that Jesus had come, and get up and be saved” at that time Langston was struggling between his desire to be honest and the pressure to conform to what’s expected of him by the congregation. I was born and raised in Nepal, where the majority of the population is not Christian, so I don’t know much about Christianity. But I could feel the pressure and conflict he was having at that moment. Also the story “Araby” by James Joyce is about a young boy’s love for a girl and his disappointment when he realizes that the world is not as romantic as he had imagined it to be. When I was in high school, I had a crush on my teacher. It was just a minor crush and I used to think about her most of the time. But, eventually I realized it was just a crush and I left that feeling behind.
I read Langston Hughes’s novella “Salvation” for this.One of the most moving sequences in the novel is when the narrator finds himself as the last child on the mourners’ bench, surrounded by a crowd praying passionately for his redemption. Waves of joy washed across the area. Women sprang into the air. My aunt wrapped her arms around me.” Despite the fact that my background is a little different. But when I was 7-8 years old, I was a horrible child. I used to fight, cuss, and do other nefarious things. But one day, my aunt took me to church. I had never considered attending to church when I was younger. Everyone in the congregation was astounded that I was not fighting.
For this I read the story “Salvation” by Langston Hughes .One of the most striking scenes in the story is when the narrator finds himself as the last child on the mourners’ bench, surrounded by a congregation praying fervently for his salvation. The lines “And I kept waiting serenely for Jesus, waiting, waiting – but he didn’t come” encapsulate the disconnect between the overwhelming external pressure and the quiet internal truth he felt. This dichotomy paints a vivid picture of how external pressures can lead one to act against their innermost feelings or beliefs. Additionally, the story’s conclusion, where the young Hughes lies to appease the church and his family, speaks volumes about the lengths one may go to in order to conform. The ending is particularly heart-wrenching because it’s clear that the act of lying has a profound impact on his self-perception and beliefs.In essence, I connected with Hughes’s story cause it serves as a powerful reminder of the complexities of growing up, the challenges of navigating societal pressures, and the internal conflicts that can arise from trying to fit into expected molds. Through the lens of young Hughes’s experience, the story offers insights into the universal human experience of grappling with external expectations versus personal truths. James Joyce’s “Araby” resonates with me in many ways. The meticulous depiction of North Richmond Street depicts a quiet and serene environment, which anyone who grew up in a quiet area may be familiar with. This silence is broken only by the boys’ play. This scene evokes anecdotes from my own childhood and personal memories of the sheer joy of free play. What I really felt was the description of a winter day “Dusk approached before we could eat enough dinner.” It vividly depicts the dark and cold days and the […]
In the short story “Salvation” by Langston Hughes, I felt connected to the narrator in this scene “Suddenly the whole room broke into a sea of shouting, as they saw me rise. Waves of rejoicing swept the place. Women leaped in the air. My aunt threw her arms around me.” Even though, my history is a little different. But when I was 7–8 years old, I was a bad kid. I used to fight, curse, and all those bad stuff. But one day my aunt took me to the church. I never thought of going to the church at that age. And everyone at the church was amazed that I was calm and not fighting. And when they baptized me, I stopped doing all those bad things. Post data, I didn’t see Jesus either. In the short story “Araby” by James Joyce, I felt connected to the narrator in this scene, “Her image accompanied me even in places the most hostile to romance.” Even though my history is a little different. When I was a teenager, I had a crush on a girl who was in the eighth grade, I was in the sixth grade. I never told her anything because I Knew she was going to make fun of me in a good way. But I knew she was not going to take me seriously. She and I used to spend a lot of time in middle school. Before she went to high school, she kissed me, and we took a photo together. I was seeing that picture night and days for weeks. Post data, I didn’t become obsessed with her.
I liked the story “Salvation” the most between both stories. I can relate more to the narrator when it comes to disappointment and feeling guilty when giving in to peer pressure. Langston was waiting to be saved and to see Jesus at the same time. When that never came he initially refused to lie to everyone until he realized that the only outcome to it all was for him to be “saved”. He then cried in bed because he couldn’t admit that he never saw god, resulting in him not believing in god at all. Langston’s inability to lie, his disappointment, and his feeling of guilt compared to how Westley didn’t seem to feel anything at all is ironic. I find myself feeling like Langston in certain situations where I can’t ignore my feelings yet I see others choose to feel nothing so easily resulting in me being disappointed in society. In “Araby” I realized that the narrator remained in a state of delusion. He was in love with a girl he didn’t actually know well enough to love. He was only in love with the idea he made of her in his head. On a deeper level, being caught up in a state of delusion is how I connect to the narrator. It is easy to fully immerse yourself in the beliefs you make up of someone or something. Towards the end of the story, the narrator realizes that the bazaar he was looking forward to wasn’t like he expected. He couldn’t find anything of value to gift his crush even if he really wanted to. At some point, realization hits, and with that can come feelings of self-anger.
This week we read the story “Salvation” by Langston Hughes. In the story the narrator talks about his childhood experience in religion and faith. When I was 9-12 years old, there is a church next to my house and I used to go very often. At that time I could not understand very well about religion, since in Dominican Republic people practice different religion, making the people who didn’t have any religion believe in theirs and act like the others religion are “bad” or “fake”. The church I used to go was a christian church, therefore my religion or believe was christianity. All my christian neighbors used to say that if you want to be save you have to repent and convert to christian. Once I was in church and the paster pointed at me and asked me if I was ready to repent and convert to christian and I said yes, even though I didn’t want to be christian yet. After i got home I felt so guilty because we can never play with god and his rules, and I ask for forgiveness, because I knew that what I did was wrong. In the story of ” salvation”, the narrator says “I was saved from sin when I was going on thirteen. But not really saved”, this connects with me because like Langston, I also lied to the church and everyone in the church, I felt guilty and embarrassed. Also we read the story “Araby” by James Joyce. the story shows desilucion, emotion and sensitiveness. The narrator has an active imagination and a sense of wonder. He imagines that the bazaar he could get a gift for the girl he’s attracted to, he is met with the truth that life is often disappointing. In fact, he knows so little […]
Despite growing up in a Buddhist family I can somehow relate to this week’s story. I was five when my parents moved to Nagaland, India. I attended a Christian school for 14 years. Unlike other states in India majority of the people in Nagaland are Christians, therefore you could imagine I was surrounded by Churches, retreats, revivals, fellowships and etc. When I was a junior is middle school I had to attend the summer retreat program. A lot of different people had come from different places including foreigners, to worship God, to pray and to talk about their stories of salvation. I vividly remember the last day when it was time for the prayers, people in the corners started screaming and crying. “And he held out his arms to all us young sinners there on the mourners’ bench. And the little girls cried. And some of them jumped up and went to Jesus right away. But most of us just sat there”. (Hughes para3) Similar to Langston Hughes I was one of the people who just sat there feeling ashamed of myself or more so nervous to how my friends will perceive me. Like the narrator in the story Araby I also had a crush on this cool senior in high school. I would stalk his IG and Tiktok until my data was over (back then we didn’t have wifi) but It felt like I was more so like a fan observing her Idol. My story is rather different than the narrator’s story, however like the girl was the only light in his gloomy world I think my admiration for my crush was the only reason I went to school. “I thought little of the future. I did not know whether I would ever speak to her or not or, […]
This week we read the short story “Salvation” by Langston Hughes. While reading this story I found Hughe’s struggle with religion to be very relatable to my own struggle with faith & religion. I specifically resonated with this part of the passage. “And I kept waiting serenely for Jesus, waiting, waiting – but he didn’t come. I wanted to see him, but nothing happened to me. Nothing! I wanted something to happen to me, but nothing happened. (Hughes)” As a teen I was very religious. I saw God as an anchor in my life, keeping me safe and far from harm’s way. But when I noticed that in reality God was nowhere around me, I felt much like Hughes did in this quote. I had the words of other Christians echoing in my head, “You don’t have enough faith.”, “You were never saved to begin with.” “You aren’t praying hard enough.”. I identify with Hughes and understand what it feels like to learn that the very foundations of your beliefs may be a complete lie. This week we also read “Araby” by James Joyce. I think that it was harder to relate to the protagonist in this story because I didn’t have many crushes as a child, especially none who were older than me. However, I do identify with the protagonist’s need to find light in the dark. The protagonist was very infatuated with his friend’s sister who he barely knew, because he wanted something to hope for despite his circumstances in life, being a poor orphan in oppressed Ireland. I think that we all look for hope in the rough patches in life, and the protagonist dealt with his need for hope in a way many children would.
