The author of “The Black Veil”, Nathaniel Hawthorne, creates a theme that exposes the idea that everyone has a secret sin and should not be quick to judge someone because they sin differently than you. “On every visage a black veil,”(493) this quote shows how the author believed everyone had a secret sin, or black veil, covering their face. The author of “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”, Jonathan Edwards, shows the reader a theme stating that all sinners will perish in Hell and that the only element standing in between a sinner and hell is God holding mercifully from the flames. “There is a dreadful pit of glowing flames of wrath of God ,”(20-22) this quote shows that Edwards believed that everyone who is without Christ is doomed to
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Hawthorne develops his theme by using archaic language such as affliction, sorrowful,and dismal shade to convey his ideas. Edwards uses descriptive writing know as imagery to construct his theme of perishing sinners and God being their mediator. “The devil is waiting for them, Hell is gaping for them, the flames gather and flash about them, and swallow them up; fire pent up in their own hearts is struggling to break out:And they have no interest in any mediator,”(8-13) This quote shows how Edwards describes the horrors of hell as fiery struggle with no relief. Edwards used a better tactic, rather than Hawthorne, to appeal to the readers physical senses. Appealing to the readers senses increases the personal meaning and ability to comprehend the information being …show more content…
Human beings are visual people. We buy cars because they “look appealing to our sense of sight. We choose the food we eat because it “looks good”, from the kitchen to the auto dealership, we use our visual appeal to make decisions. Edwards shows us this through multiple different descriptive words, for example, “...flames gather and flash about them,”(8-9). This quote shows the imagery that is used to describe the “flashing” flames that are around the souls burning in Hell. Creating this picture could help the reader connect by thinking about a past camping trip and seeing the flames flash light off of each others faces. This kind of appeal is pleasing to the reader and the physical
Hawthorne develops his theme by using archaic language such as affliction, sorrowful,and dismal shade to convey his ideas. Edwards uses descriptive writing know as imagery to construct his theme of perishing sinners and God being their mediator. “The devil is waiting for them, Hell is gaping for them, the flames gather and flash about them, and swallow them up; fire pent up in their own hearts is struggling to break out:And they have no interest in any mediator,”(8-13) This quote shows how Edwards describes the horrors of hell as fiery struggle with no relief. Edwards used a better tactic, rather than Hawthorne, to appeal to the readers physical senses. Appealing to the readers senses increases the personal meaning and ability to comprehend the information being …show more content…
Human beings are visual people. We buy cars because they “look appealing to our sense of sight. We choose the food we eat because it “looks good”, from the kitchen to the auto dealership, we use our visual appeal to make decisions. Edwards shows us this through multiple different descriptive words, for example, “...flames gather and flash about them,”(8-9). This quote shows the imagery that is used to describe the “flashing” flames that are around the souls burning in Hell. Creating this picture could help the reader connect by thinking about a past camping trip and seeing the flames flash light off of each others faces. This kind of appeal is pleasing to the reader and the physical