Salvation is the act of being saved or born again in the Christian religion. As a young man, Hughes feels the pressure to “see” Jesus when he and his other friends go to church to be saved. Hughes is pressured by his aunt and other members of the church’s congregation to show that he has been saved. Hughes tries and tries for it to happen, but it doesn’t. Salvation is not something you can wish for or hope to automatically take place. You must have deep faith in God and your religion. At Hughes’ young age, he doesn’t understand that and becomes frustrated that it doesn’t happen to him like it does to the others in the church. In order to release the pressure he feels to be saved, he fakes it. His family is thrilled by his act of faith, but that night, Hughes cries and is troubled by his lie and inability to find his faith. As readers, we can infer that this incident will affect Hughes views on religion for a long time to come.
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