What does the word "salvation" might make a person think about? In most of the cases, people would think that it might be some situations in which the result would be beneficial for whomever is involved. However the story "Salvation" written by Langston Hughes talks about something totally different. He begins by saying "I was saved from sin when I was going on thirteen, but not really saved." With this sentence is how everything takes a different expectancy, and leaves the reader with a curiosity to find out what really happened to Langston in this story.
The story continues by introducing a big revival taking place for weeks at Langston aunt's church, he explain explains how the membership of the church had grown considerably and also many people he mention as "sinners" were brought to Christ. The story carries on, with how at the end of the revival a special meeting was held for the children. Langston was told by his aunt, "when you were saved, you saw a light, and something happened inside." "She said you could see and hear and feel Jesus in your soul." The story takes a different road from this point on. For his aunt wasn't clear at all, so Langston believed Jesus would come In person to save him, as well as he said "I had heard a great many old people say the same thing and it seemed they ought to know." The time past by and all the children were invited to received Jesus after singing a couple of songs one of them, interestingly enough one of them was about the ninety and nine lambs that were saved in the fold, but one was left out in the cold. Curiously that's what happened to him after most of the children were dragged by the emotion, jumped out and went running to the altar to be saved.
Langston and his friend named "Westley" were the only ones left and began to feel the pressure of the people. Langston's friend didn't really understand the real meaning of being there, for he said "God damn, I'm tired o' waiting in here, let's get up and be saved," after saying that he got up and he was saved.
