"Salvation" is about the first time Langston is going to be saved from "sin." Langston is revealed his persona is very immature and naive. He uses very simple words to show his persona's purity, so it makes readers can follow the writer's story easily and smoothly. In "Salvation," Langston's persona wrung his heart because of his childhood experience, and feel shame at to do at the church. I think the writer wants to give a lesson that the good intentions can sometimes cause the worst effect on a person through this experience.
             He is thirteen years old young boy and he is going to his Aunt Reed's church to see Jesus one day. In which case, he really experiences religion for the first time in his life. When he arrives at the church, his aunt guides him to the front row. The Preacher welcomes the "young lambs" and starts his sermon. He sits there patiently waiting for Jesus to come to him; meanwhile, people fill the room and make noise and loud shouts of joy and happiness. He believes that his aunt says "when you were saved from sin you saw a light, and something happened to you inside," He heartily is dying to see Jesus but nothing happens. All the young boys and girls stand up except Langston and another boy named Westley. Westley said to Langston in a whisper: 'God damn! I'm tired o' sitting here. Let's get up and be saved.' So he got up and was saved." This example of dialogue represents Langston's striving with not seeing Jesus. At this point, he does not understand why he does not see him. He is ashamed of himself because he is only one left on the bench. Langston is a confused child. Like most children his age, he does not understand the facts about religion. When his aunt tells him that he will see Jesus and he will come inside him, he takes it to the letter. Adults sometimes do not realize that they are speaking metaph...