The story "On the Road" introduces the reader to a Negro man by the name of Sargeant who is seeking shelter from the snowy cold. Sargeant is described as being "hungry, sleepy, tired, and unemployed"(Hughes 617). On his mission to seed shelter, Sargeant journeyed to the Parsonage Reverend Dorset. Reverend Dorset was unsympathetic toward Sargean

It appears to the reader that once Sargeant begins to conversate with Christ that he seems to forget his problems. The reader's given this impression because Sargeant tells Jesus, "If I had some cash I'd show you around a bit"(Hughes 618). He no longer seems to be bothered with finding food, shelter, and rest. The reader is given this same impression at the end of the story. Sargeant is so upset that he has been put in jail that he is kicking, screaming and threatening to break down the door. Then all of a sudden he appears to have calmed down and comments, "I wonder where Christ has gone"(Hughes 619).

t and refused to give him shelter. Abandoned and desperate to find refuge, Sargeant found himself at the doorstep of the local church. In that moment of feeling completely helpless Sargeant looked up the doorway of the church to find the crucifi

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