In the essay “Salvation” the author, Langston Hughes, tell the tales of 12 years old boy living with his aunt, who takes him to a large revival at their church where he could let go of his sins. He was told to let go and just go to Jesus, everybody sitting next to him jumped up and went to Jesus. At the end, he was left alone on the bench waiting for Jesus to come for him, but he lied saying Jesus had come to him. Then the entire church cried and prayed for the young sinners. Purpose of the essay “Salvation” is to inform the reader how the pressure of aunt and the adult had a huge effect on his life. The author really servers his point of informing the readers not to let pressure from adults have impact on your life. As the preacher says “Won’t
