After reading, “The Minister's Black Veil” by Nathaniel Hawthorne and “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” by Jonathan Edward, it is very evident that they both are mainly focused on God. In Jonathan Edward’s speech, he speaks to a congregation about the consequences of sin very angrily and aggressively. This angry tone gives the speech a very frightening effect. In”The Minister’s Black Veil,” the main character, Mr. Hooper, teaches a lesson to the congregation by wearing a veil that symbolizes sin and secrets. By doing this, he makes the people of the church more aware of not being able to escape sin. “The Minister’s Black Veil” is a more effective way of teaching about sin than “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” because he doesn't use fear to frighten the congregation to not sin even though everyone sins occasionally. It is more powerful because he uses the tactic of accepting sin rather than fearing it.
Hawthorne develops his theme by using the rhetorical device, symbolism. He uses the veil that he wears to represent the secret, sinful nature of all human beings. This was used as an example of how a meaning of an object can affect a …show more content…
By wearing a veil that represents evil and sin, people of the church began to betray the reverend. As the reverend begins to die the congregation realizes that the sin committed was just as equal as to the sins they commit every day. This is a more effective way of teaching about in than the speech, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” by Jonathan Edward because he uses frightening language to convince the church to not sin. “The devil is waiting for them, hell is gaping for them, the flames gather and flash about them…” In this quote, the author uses rage to scare the crowd into not sinning. This is a very difficult task considering that it is human nature to occasionally sin on a normal
Hawthorne develops his theme by using the rhetorical device, symbolism. He uses the veil that he wears to represent the secret, sinful nature of all human beings. This was used as an example of how a meaning of an object can affect a …show more content…
By wearing a veil that represents evil and sin, people of the church began to betray the reverend. As the reverend begins to die the congregation realizes that the sin committed was just as equal as to the sins they commit every day. This is a more effective way of teaching about in than the speech, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” by Jonathan Edward because he uses frightening language to convince the church to not sin. “The devil is waiting for them, hell is gaping for them, the flames gather and flash about them…” In this quote, the author uses rage to scare the crowd into not sinning. This is a very difficult task considering that it is human nature to occasionally sin on a normal