Thomas Thompson 8/25/12 AP English IV G/T Schmidt “Salvation” Essay In Langston Hughes’s “Salvation,” he describes himself being “saved from sin… But not really saved.” He was young, and he wanted to please the adults he respected, so he pretended to be saved. In reality, though, the adults he looked up to were the ones responsible for his loss of faith, and unwillingness to be saved. Hughes’s Aunt Reed told him that, “when you were saved you saw a light… you could see and hear and feel Jesus in your soul,” but that was not what he experienced. He had heard others describe “being saved” like that as well, so he assumed Jesus was not coming. He had been fed information about what to perceive in an intensely personal situation, but he wasn’t feeling it.
“Kids do not lie.” Adults always teach their children to be honest. But sometime, the adults give their kids no choice. The kids lie to save themselves. Langston Hughes (1902- 1967) wrote “Salvation”, a story about himself when he was twelve, and was forced to come to Jesus. By using short sentences and simple sentence structure, the author catches readers’ attention right at the beginning, and diction in this story is also really affected to make us think of a twelve-year-old boy was surrounded by “great many old people” (para.4), and could not face himself after then, because he had lied to everybody in the church.
She compares Bailey’s wife face to a cabbage and criticizes her for not traveling to a place that allows the children to “be broad” (pg 265). The grandmother is an old fashioned lady. “In my time, children were more respectful of their native states and their parent and everything else “(pg266). The grandmother did not like the way the children acted and that is why she wanted to take them to east Tennessee . She did not want them to go to Florida and enjoy themselves.
There was a time not long ago where in America women and minorities could not vote and were denied many rights. We should be able to relate to the Middle Eastern
John and Owen go to church together as kids, “When [John] complained about church, [John] complained about the usual things a kid complains about: the claustrophobia, the boredom. But Owen complained religiously.” Owen never doubted that God was real even when most people were non-believers. Even after Owen accidently kills John’s mom with a baseball he has faith because he believes he was “the instrument of [John’s] mother’s death” and that he is “God’s Instrument.” Owen sees his death date and has a dream of how he will die, he embraces what he believes to be his destiny as decreed by God. Owen believed that God had a reason for
She spanks Sophie as she tries to discipline her, and by the end of the story when Natalie and John find out, they ask her to move out of the house and her contact with Sophie is forbidden. In Two Kinds, the narrator Jing-mei is a young first generation American with a Chinese background. Her mother has a very utopian and positive view of America. She wants what is best for her daughter. Jing-mei resists her mother’s desire to make her a musical prodigy.
But collectively, Sedaris uses these stories to deliver a powerful message in his own inimitable, humorous voice. Me Talk Pretty One Day is a novel worthy of study in an AP English class not only because it is well written and has a unique style, but also because of Sedaris’ underlying message of acceptance. First of all, Me Talk Pretty One Day is and should be studied in AP language and composition classes due to the authors one of a kind style. Sedaris uses a multitude of techniques to elevate his writing and make his memoir more entertaining. One technique he certainly utilizes more than once is exaggeration.
Ripley’s faith becomes part of his ritual every morning, he is even sure that he is mindful when reciting a prayer, but his devout faith sometimes leaves him with a feeling of inadequacy. When Ripley says “being a real Catholic is too hard” because he has not done away with his house and barn, it shows how even though he devotes his days to God every morning he still does not believe he is faithful enough (Dubus 102). The relationship between Ripley and Father Paul is important because it is seemingly one sided; and, while they are friends, the result is too much overlap between Ripley’s social and religious life. This overlap becomes an issue when Ripley could use a friend to talk to and not have to worry about his feelings or actions in relation to his faith. When Father Paul shows up after Gloria leaves Ripley says, “I was ashamed to see him because he is a priest and my family was gone, but I was relieved too” (Dubus 102).
Ilgar Ismailov English 101 Sec: 21 9/3/13 Salvation The most remarkable part about the reading was that Langston Hughes felt guilty that he lied about seeing Jesus to everyone at the congregation, and that caused him to lose his belief in Jesus. Hughes was waiting for Jesus, but all this time he couldn’t see him. When all the other young children got saved Hughes felt ashamed that he was holding everything up. Hughes expected salvation to be something else than what it really was. Langston Hughes was just a little boy who actually wanted to see Jesus and didn’t understand the meaning of church.
Later that night when maybe leave's Norma Jean tells Leroy; "She just said that about the baby because she caught me smoking. She's trying to pay me back" (621). In the falling action, Norma Jean’s relationships with her mother is becoming tense and is making Norma Jean realize how controlling her mother is over her life. Leroy is not doing anything to help the relationship between Norma Jean and her mother any better. Mable is sitting with Leroy and tells him, "I don't know what is going on with that girl" (621).