"Salvation" by Langston Hughes spoke to me due to the familiarity and the comfortably of the writing. From birth, I grew up as a Christian living inside a pastor's home. This literary piece embodies the power of choices. The author is implying that a human should never be forced to believe, rather they hold the power of choice. All humans must come to the decision to follow Jesus by themselves. Through the narrative Langston Hughes creates, he justifies his purpose that all people have a choice. With the help of literary techniques, the author creates a literary piece that achieves his purpose.
In the writing of "Salvation", Langston Hughes employs irony and juxtaposition, and various forms of antithesis to convey his view on the nature of
In the writing of "Salvation", Langston Hughes employs irony and juxtaposition, and various forms of antithesis to convey his view on the nature of