In the two texts “sinners in the hands of an angry god” by Jonathan Edwards and “The Ministers Black Veil” by Howthorn, they are very blunt and religious, also show extreme emotion. Edwards stated “sinners will go to to hell if they don’t repent from sinning” showing he felt strongly that sinning sent you straight to hell. Edwards text seems to be stronger towards the reader and more serious about getting his point across. Furthermore both authors have points they try to get across through a spiritual way but on two diverse topics. Edwards is based on you as Howthorn that is focused on using a character, Mr. Hooper, to show that people should not judge people on their appearance. Edwards text shows that it is directed to the person who is
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Hooper felt going through a dark time. HIs style to his text made the reader come to a realization that they should not judge a person on appearance or wait till the last moment. His texts had strong meaning behind them, just like the veil had a powerful meaning to Mr. Hooper and played a toll on his peers. Edwards style was more effective because he used a very harsh dialect and made it clear he was talking to the reader and had this imagery that something awful would happen if they did not get their act together and stop sinning. In contrast one may argue that Howthornes text was better because he used people to get his point across by showing the emotions that multipule people went through. It may have caused the reader to understand what it is like to be treated a particular way and they would stop sinning or they may have stopped judging others by their appearance. Edwards text “Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God” was more emotionally moving through the style he chose, showing imagery and causing guilt in the reader because it is directed at the reader and nobody else and his text makes his claim very clear that sinners go to hell. Overall Edwards was more upfront and realistic, his text pulled more emotion from the
Hooper felt going through a dark time. HIs style to his text made the reader come to a realization that they should not judge a person on appearance or wait till the last moment. His texts had strong meaning behind them, just like the veil had a powerful meaning to Mr. Hooper and played a toll on his peers. Edwards style was more effective because he used a very harsh dialect and made it clear he was talking to the reader and had this imagery that something awful would happen if they did not get their act together and stop sinning. In contrast one may argue that Howthornes text was better because he used people to get his point across by showing the emotions that multipule people went through. It may have caused the reader to understand what it is like to be treated a particular way and they would stop sinning or they may have stopped judging others by their appearance. Edwards text “Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God” was more emotionally moving through the style he chose, showing imagery and causing guilt in the reader because it is directed at the reader and nobody else and his text makes his claim very clear that sinners go to hell. Overall Edwards was more upfront and realistic, his text pulled more emotion from the