Daily Archives: February 8, 2023

After reading “Salvation” by Langston Hughes, I think the character of this boy is very honest, to be precise, he is a very honest person to himself. Until the end of the story, he did not lie to himself, he was convinced that he had not seen Jesus. Secondly, the boy is a very innocent person. He could not bear to deceive the one he loved, and he felt ashamed and guilty for lying to himself. I found a very ironic fact in this story, that people always think it is right to follow the masses. They ignore their inner thoughts. The boy saw that other people were saved, and his aunt and pastor wanted him to admit that he saw Jesus. He did so, he followed the masses and lied that he saw Jesus. This was his change. At first, the boy held on to his thoughts, but in the end, he followed the masses and was saved.

I would analyze the character of the boy in the story as wanting to believe, and seeking to to be save, and see Jesus.  Several words I would describe him as a kid who is wanting to be accepted, but knows it is not his time yet he is ashamed of the fact that he lied, so he feels guilty, and disappointed. He is different by the end of the story because after church, and having everyone around him pray for him he could not sleep because he did not say the truth about him seeing Jesus, and it was something he was not okay with, and because he lied he did not know wether or not to believe if there was a Jesus anymore. I would say that he changed as in him accepting the fact that maybe it is not his time yet, and the time will come for him.