I could describe Hughes as a sincere person. I consider him a sincere person because he was very genuine at the end despite his actions. In the story, “Salvation”, Langston Hughes introduces us to Auntie Reed, Westly and himself. In ‘Salvation’ we could analyze Hughes as a boy that is losing faith and some that is peer influences. Hughes began to lose his faith in Jesus because Auntie Reed led him to believing that he will see some physical miracle of Jesu when he is saved. Hughes started to see that every other kid was begin saved but him and Westly weren’t. However, Westly decided to stand up as if he was really saved. This made Hughes feel bad about himself since he was the only one sitting. As the adult continued to pray for Hughes, he stands up as if he was “finally saved” by pretending to see Jesus. He was not saved by the love of Jesus but by falling into peer pressure. According to the text, it states ” but I was really crying because … to tell her that I had lied…” this shows us that the peer pressure led him to feeling guilt and frustrated for lying. However he fixed it by telling the truth at the end.
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2 thoughts on “Hailey Tenesaca Discussion 3”
Hailey, your comments about peer pressure are all good and accurate; however, the prompt for this week asks students to analyze the character of the boy and how he changes over the course of the story. What words would you use to describe this character? How is he different by the end of the story?
Hailey, I really liked that you highlighted the fact that the boy in the story is in fact the author himself. I feel like this is an important detail because it makes the story personal and that could help readers relate to what the boy is feeling, especially if you were raised in a religious household. I also really like how you included the fact that Hughes was saved but not genuinely. This is important because when we think about Jesus and being saved, it’s always correlated with coming from a place of genuine deliverance. Everyone follows their own spiritual path when the time is right, and I think you including the fact that he was peer pressured really highlights that idea.