Langston Hughes Salvation Summary

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In the biographical excerpt, “Salvation” by Langston Hughes. He contradictingly affirms that “he was saved from sin when he was going on thirteen. But not really saved” bringing out the controversy towards the religious community, which compels people to believe that if they follow them, they will somehow “feel” Jesus come to their lives and therefore be “saved.”
Every so often things could be true or false at the same time, everyone can feel saved literally, or religiously, but not actually be saved. Hughes describes the religious experience that he underwent, when he was “saved” in a religious sense, through his Aunt Reed. Who intended for him to be saved, just like she was when she explained to him what being saved was like, “My aunt told
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