Salvation is a Piece of Pie Guilt (noun) the fact or state of having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; culpability
In “The Pie” by Gary Soto and “Salvation” by Langston Hughes, the theme of guilt is shared; however, the protagonists experience differing conflicts and reactions to guilt at young ages. In Soto’s piece it is known that there is a six year old boy who was hungry so he stole an apple pie. The apple pie is symbolic of the Christian religion of temptation with Adam and Eve. During the story, Soto goes through several stages of guilt: denial, panic, selfishness, paranoia, rid of guilt, and redemption. The guilt that was felt by Soto shows that he is very innocent and thinks
In “The Pie” by Gary Soto and “Salvation” by Langston Hughes, the theme of guilt is shared; however, the protagonists experience differing conflicts and reactions to guilt at young ages. In Soto’s piece it is known that there is a six year old boy who was hungry so he stole an apple pie. The apple pie is symbolic of the Christian religion of temptation with Adam and Eve. During the story, Soto goes through several stages of guilt: denial, panic, selfishness, paranoia, rid of guilt, and redemption. The guilt that was felt by Soto shows that he is very innocent and thinks