In the beginning, the character starts out with a sense of belief in faith and is truthful. He is totally hopeful that he will see what he believes everyone else will see. Throughout, when the other boy goes up even though he did not see anything and has no consequences, the protagonist still tries to hold out hope until he realizes that he is just holding everyone up by not going up. When he finally gives in and goes up even though he sees nothing, he basically just gives up this sense of hope he has in his faith. He later ends up crying out of guilt and shame. He ends up questioning his faith because of what is said was supposed to be seen and him not seeing anything and not enduring any punishment for lying even though his faith says otherwise. He basically ends up having a crisis of faith because of said thing not happening and is too embarrassed and ashamed to tell anyone.
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Yes, agree that the guilt was too much for him, especially when he so so optimistic to see Jesus. It’s also worth mentioning that the adults around him made it worse for him. Hughes heard the adults around him talking about who he would “see the light” and he believed them. On top of that, the preacher and singers around him put alot of pressure on Hughes. Ultimately, I think the adults are wrong for pressuring religion into young people like this.
Hello, Angela. I agree with your response and would like to add that there is a noticeable difference in Langston from beginning to conclusion. Langston and the crowd in the church are all looking forward to being rescued by Jesus. He believes everything his aunt tells about what occurs when a person is saved. I also feel he was influenced by peer pressure when he got up and pretended to be rescued.