Reading Response: Salvation.

 This is the reading response I wrote after reading "Salvation" by Langston Hughes. "Salvation" is about the time the author went to church and was pressured by everyone to see Jesus, go up to the altar, and be saved. He eventually lied about seeing him and just went up to the altar.


Here is my reading response:

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Deana Nall

Composition Review

10 September 2020

“Salvation” by Langston Hughes Reading Response

            In “Salvation” by Langston Hughes, the author talks about one of his childhood anecdotes. He talks about the time he went to church with his aunt and was pressured by everyone in the church to see Jesus so he could go up to the altar and be saved. He was the only kid who had not seen Jesus yet and since he was tired of waiting, he lied about seeing him and went up to the altar.

            The story made me feel empathy for the author because it must have been an uncomfortable situation for him at that age; I probably would have done the same thing. This story made me think about the time a neighbor took me to one of those churches; everyone in the church was singing, dancing, yelling, shaking, and falling on the floor. I felt a connection because when I went to that church with my neighbor, I felt uncomfortable which is how the author felt when that happened to him. I agree with everything the author said because what he did is understandable; he was very young and he was in an uncomfortable situation. He was the only kid who had not seen Jesus and everyone in the church was waiting for him to see him. He decided to just go up and end all that craziness. He did what all kids his age would do; I’m sure none of those kids who went to the altar before him saw Jesus either. If I had the chance to say something to the author I’d tell him that Jesus is always present everywhere, even if you can’t see him.

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