Reactions to Memoirs

An American Childhood
I really liked the perspective of the girl. I really didn’t expect her reaction to the situation. She enjoyed being chased by the man and appreciated that he went through with it and persisted until he caught them. She described the event in a way that made it almost seem elegant, but the elegance was ended with the man saying “You stupid kids.” Him saying that ended the almost fictional excitement and drew her back into a far less exciting reality. I think that way of looking at it makes it a lot more interesting than the obvious of her just getting chased and getting caught.

Salvation
I think that it’s really sad how the church basically broke his faith as a child all because he couldn’t see the lord while everyone prayed. I believe in god, but I don’t believe that Jesus can magically appear in your mind and then you can be saved like what was happening in this church. In a way, I feel like he was the only honest child and because of that he looked bad. The second to last boy even told him that he was just leaving to be saved. I feel like that’s probably how the majority felt, and because Langston was honest, he was left sitting alone and looking like a horrible sinner.