Questions
1.In "Salvation" why does Langston lie? How does this affect him as an adult?
2.During the revival meeting, what pressures are put on the young Langston to get up and be saved?
- Does the narrators Auntie Reed really understand him? Why can't he tell her the truth about his experience in the church?
- The pattern. A narratives power can often be traced to a conflict within the event being recounted. What conflict does the narrator of "salvation" experience? How does Hughes create tension about this conflict?
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