Authors tend to have writing styles that distinguish them from other authors. "Salvation" by Langston Hughes and "Reunion" by John Cheever are two short stories, both written by acclaimed authors , which describe an experience that changed each author's life at a young age. It may seem that both stories are completely different in every aspect. However, after analyzing both stories, it becomes evident that they both have a lot in common stories are similar in terms of motifs and use of dialogue, but contrast in terms of the tone of each story. First, both stories have two similar motifs in both Langston Hughes and John Cheever stories Hughes expects Jesus to come and see the light his aunt told him he would see when saved. In Langston Hughes' “Salvation,” he states, “I no longer believed there was a Jesus, for he did not come to help me” ( 643). Hughes is disappointed that he expects Jesus to come, but he doesn't. John Cheever expects to have fun with his father because he hasn't seen him for a long time. In Reunion, when John Cheever sees his father, he states, "I was terribly happy to see him again." The use of the words “terribly happy” shows how excited he is to see his father and how he expects to have fun with him, otherwise he wouldn't be so happy. Once he gets to spend time with his father, he feels disappointed, or disappointed, because his father is not the person Cheever thought he would be. Even though both authors had expectations that something good would happen, their hopes quickly deflated, which is why expectation and disappointment are two key themes in both stories. Secondly, both stories...... middle of paper...... an event unfolds in a certain way, but they are disappointed when the situation they find themselves in turns out to be different than expected. Both stories use dialogue to provide information about the characters and why they behave the way they do. The actions of the characters in “Reunion” are a direct result of the lack of respect given to them by their father. In “Salvation,” the dialogue helps the reader understand why Westley and Hughes lie about salvation. Tone is the main difference between the two stories. “Reunion” has a tone of embarrassment while “Salvation” has a tone of solemnity. The authors use these elements to describe a dramatic experience that happened to them when they were younger. Most authors may have different writing styles or other different elements incorporated into their stories, but they may still have similar elements in each of their individual stories..