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1. How does Hughes both the voice of a little boy and a grown man looking back on his past? Give examples to support your claims. What is ironic about the title of the piece?
1. How does Hughes both the voice of a little boy and a grown man looking back on his past? Give examples to support your claims. What is ironic about the title of the piece?
Hughes as a young boy and a grown man look back on his past as ashamed angry and regretful. He is ashamed of his past because he lied about seeing Jesus and seeing the light when he really didn't. He is angry because God did not help him see the light that his aunt and all the church members had always talked about and he his regretful because he knows what he had done wasn't the right thing to do and couldn't come to telling his aunt that he had lied. The thing that is ironic about this piece is that it is called "Salvation" which means deliverance from the power and effect of sin. In the story Hughes talks about getting saved but in the proccess of trying to get saved he ends up lieing,so in a way he doesn't get saved at all.
ReplyDeleteI agree because he went to get saved but he ended up lien and didn't know how to admit to his aunt that he lied and as a adult he still doesn't know how to admit his sin
DeleteI agree with you because he was suppose to be getting saved but in the end he ended up lying which means he basically was sinning all over again .
DeleteI agree with you Rhian, at the part where you said that he doesn't get saved at all, because that is true lying is a sin.
DeleteI agree because he lied about seeing the light but really didn't now he realizes how wrong it was.
DeleteI agree with you partially rhian because yes salvation is supposed to set you free from the sin and all its worldly possesions. But you still can get saved and lie because getting saved really isnt just about getting rid of all your sins but the real point of getting saved is to give your life to christ and accept the lord as your personal savior and christ. Last even when you get saved there are still battles you will have to fight which can be lieing.
DeleteHughes as a boy and as a grown man looks back in his past and is upset at Jesus because Jesus didn't come so Hughes could see him when he was a little boy in church. Hughes is upset at the fact that his aunt believed that he saw Jesus and got saved, but he really didn't. As a grown man Hughes feel guilty because he wanted to get rid of his sins but he sinned and lied. The thing that is ironic about the title "salvation" is that the ideal image is a person getting saved by jesus and getting rid of all Your sins, but when Hughes try to get saved he lies and say he saw Jesus because he was getting inpatient and thought he was taking up everyone's time.
ReplyDeletedaisha i agree with you say he was impatient because that is why he got up and join the other children. And that he was guilty because that explains why he was crying in his room.
DeleteDaisha I partly agree with you because I don't think he was impatient but more or less under peer pressure. From the pastor the congregation and all the other kids. But you are right Bout how he felt guilty about lying that he wax saved.
DeleteWhen Langston was a little boy his voice was anxious, he couldn’t wait to see Jesus. “And I kept waiting serenely waiting for Jesus, waiting, waiting- but he didn’t come. I wanted to see him, but nothing happened to me. Nothing!” as a grown man looking back he was aware/certain. “I was saved by sin when I was going on thirteen. But not really saved.” It’s ironic because the title is “Salvation” meaning deliverance from sin and its consequences. And even though he didn’t see Jesus, he wasn’t punished for it. So the title is out of place, since it is the opposite of what happened, and he was never saved.
ReplyDeleteLangston Hughes is an ashamed human being that can't let go of his mistake from the past. He felt like a liar for walking to the platform, even though Jesus didn't show him the light. He was afraid of being wrong for not walking, but instead did wrong for walking without a purpose. Now as a grown man, he cannot admit to his childhood insecurity that's blackmailing his life. It's ironic that the title is "Salvation" which means deliverance from and its consequences.In reality, Hughes ended producing a sin while entering the stage of salvation.
ReplyDeleteEven though he did lie about seeing the light and seeing Jesus as a child, as a grown man he does confess his sins because even though he might not be in a church to tell God of his wrong doing he is telling him through his story.
DeleteHughes as a young boy and a grown man look back on his past as disappointed and regretful. He is disappointed because Jesus didn’t come to him when he was waiting for him to come while he was at church trying to get saved. He is regretful because he knows he shouldn’t have done what he did which was lying to his aunt. The thing that is ironic about the title is that it is called “Salvation” which means deliverance from the power and effect of sin , so the ironic thing is that in the process of Hughes getting saved he is supposed to be getting rid of all his sins but by him lying he was sinning .
ReplyDeleteI agree with you shawnita , because some of what you are saying was the same feedback that i got from reading. The ironic part is similar to mine but you put it in a way that i didnt even thik of.
DeleteHughes as a grown man and as a young boy looks back on his past and is mortified and aggravated. Hughes is mortified, because he lied to his Aunt, to the church members, pastor, and most his lied to God, and said that he seen Jesus when he didn't. Hughes is aggravated, because he waiting a long time, to see if he would see Jesus, not only was he aggravated but he was disappointed and lost his faith in Jesus. Salvation is defined as deliverance from the power and penalty of sin: redemption. The ironic thing about this title is that the young boy went to church to be saved, to be delivered from all the sins he had committed. However, when he stood up and walked upon the platform acted as if he was committed, sincere, truthfully ready to be saved, but he wasn’t saved he lied, where lying is a sin.
ReplyDeleteI agree that Hughes was mortified that he had lied to the whole church and to Jesus. However I don’t think that he was really aggravated by the wait, I think that he was honestly stupefied that everybody was trying to let him find his way to Jesus yet he never did, he expected him to actually show up and speak to him.
DeleteHuges as be looks back at his life he is filled with remorse, longing, and regret. We see evidence of longing when even after all the other kids go up to the alter Huges sat and waited flexible Jesus to show himself to give him a sign. Even after the whole church fly up he still sat even though they were praying. We see remorse when he was crying because he lied to the whole church, his uncle and aunt, and himself. We see remorse and regret when be realize that because of his deception he does not believe in Jesus any more. The title has a sick sense of irony. The title of the passage is salvation but the boy/man thinks he's been doomed for his transgressions.
ReplyDeleteHughes as the voice of a little boy and a grown man looks back on his past as regretful, disappointed and a little frustrated. He is regretful because he knows that he lied and wasn’t supposed to. He is disappointed because he wanted to see Jesus and be saved and he wasn’t. He was frustrated because he didn’t understand why he couldn’t see him like everyone else now he started to question if there really was a Jesus. The irony in the title of the piece is that Salvation means to be saved and that is what was supposed to happen to Langston but it didn’t but to make everyone happy he lied about it.
ReplyDeleteLangston Hughes uses the voice of the little boy to portray him when he was twelve. He uses the grown man's voice to portray the Minister trying to save him from sin. Also I think the grown man voice could be his way of jesus welcoming him under christ but he doesn't realize it at this age like most kids at this age.
ReplyDeleteThe title Salvation is ironic because salvation is saving from sin but he fakes it and commits a sin.
Hughes looks back on his past both in shame and in awe; he was shamed that he lied to the whole church that he had seen Jesus and that he had taken his name in vain. He was also in awe that a whole group of people he hardly knew would give their heart, time, and souls into trying to help him. The title “Salvation” is ironic because he did not actually find salvation with the lord.
ReplyDeleteHughes looks back on his past feeling disappointed regretful and deeply upset fro lying about something sacred and holy which was him seeing jesus as well as seeing the light which is when you usally see the path of righteuosness and salvation and repentness. With Hughes lying about something of great importance that is not to be played with or handled lightly he lies to his aunt and congregation about seeing the light only really for acceptance which is why Hughes was deeply upset because God didn't give him the privellege of seeing the light which will come when God want's it to be seen to those who seek it. Last the title Salvation is ironic beacuse with Hughes speaking from the views of a boy whose tying to get saved and know the lord as his personal savior and christ to now as a grown man as he's still facing his own demons as well as sins from then and now which Salvation is supposed to free you from but it can only do that if you seek it and really want it.
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