Sinners In The Hands Of An Angry God Analysis

“Fear, the Best Influential Motivation” In my opinion, the use of fear is a very influential motivation to use. Nothing more than something that scares me will make me do whatever I need to get done, or in this case change me for the better. In the story, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”, the preacher preaches in the sermon basically if you don’t convert to being a godly man/woman you will be sentenced to eternal dam nation which includes burning in a bottomless pit forever. He uses fear to scare you into converting because he knows nobody wants to burn for eternity. For instance, Edwards states “his anger towards them as to those that are actually suffering the executions of the fierceness of his wrath in hell” (Edwards 41). With …show more content…
The article states in the original documentary, “the 17 youths vowed once they got done with the scared straight program, they would rehabilitate their lives that they didn’t want to end up behind bars” (Feinstein 28 ). Also in the article, even though researchers disagree with the use of the program to scare kids straight, Kathy says “Nonetheless it should be noted that none of the 17 youths filmed in the original documentary was ever convicted of a felony” (Feinstein …show more content…
The specific group I will tell you about ranges in different ages. The youngest is 14 years old, and the oldest being 16 years old. Also the kids range in charges from theft charges to assault and battery charges. Each and every kid has different thoughts and attitudes when they came out the program then they did when they went in. For example, Thomas being the youngest was charged for theft, drugs, and fighting. After seeing what it was like first hand and getting advice from the inmates, since he has left the program he has not had any more charges, got in anymore trouble, and has straightened his act up. He keeps himself busy by mowing people’s yards which he actually enjoys. My last example is Abraham which is the oldest. He was charged with vandalism, fighting and theft. When he first went into the program, he had the ugliest attitude and made clear he wasn’t going to change, that he is a “gangster”. But with the use of fear of going to prison in the future if he kept up his behavior has now made Abraham a better person. He has stopped smoking weed and even went to rehab for it. He stays home now with his mother and helps her out and has been doing better in school and has better grades. He even has a positive