In the short story, ” Salvation” by Langston Hughes explains about the narrator losing his faith in religion and stating that he’s a sinner. It’s a controversial piece that leaves readers with an ongoing debate. In the beginning of the story, he places his setting at a revival at his aunt church. There was a special meeting for the children for them to meet Jesus. He really believed he was going to meet Jesus because all the older adults had told them so. When he sees the kids going, he starts to worry, but when he sees one if his friends using God name in vain and lying about see Jesus and God not doing anything about it, he starts to question. He values honesty. I say that because towards the end of the story he cries in bed because he lied, and the church lied to him. his trust is broken.
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Hey Jessica!
I came to the same conclusion. He had hoped to experience the same revelation expressed by his aunt and the other elders. He sat dutifully awaiting his salvation, growing ever anxious as he watched the other children leave the bench. which brought him to a state of fear in being the left the only “lamb” though I do not think he values honesty, he values the validity of the experience which comes into question when Westley fakes his deliverance to the praise of the minister and congregation. Overall, good evaluation of the subject