I have chosen “Salvation” by Langston Hughes for my research essay. My thesis statement is “the author shows how the narrator’s mood changes throughout the story. Langston is seen as an excited, curious young boy at first, but it changes at the end which is very obvious “. As you can see, the literary work I focused on was the character’s mood. I believe a secondary source that would support my thesis is a biography of Langston to see how this real-life experience shaped him into a person in the future. After reading some readings, I have read that Langston was not religious growing up and this may be from the experience he had as a child and the church,
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Hi Araceli,
I also notice that Langston didn’t grow up in a really strong religious environment. But I don’t think this was caused by the experience in the church. Perhaps his family always lived in the way that was greatly affected by the notion of religion. If you look at the influence toward Langston’s childhood from it, wouldn’t be a point to support the essay? Because seeing God is something Langston lacked or even his family didn’t experience at all, the extent of excitement is hard to imagine.
Araceli, just remember that a thesis statement is one sentence.