Why The Black Veil Is More Effective

Nathaniel Hawthorne had a more effective style in the text “Black veil” because he was affecting people with his black viel. His style of writing was very archaic. The meaning of the black veil was that everyone has their own sin, even if the don’t wear a black veil like Mr. Hooper did. It states that “ I look around me ,and lo’ on every visage a black veil” ( Hawthorne 492). Which means everyone has their own secret sin to deal with and the way Mr. Hooper handle his was by wear a black veil. The way Edwards’ handle his congregation in the text “ The Sinners of An Angry God” was by scaring and putting fear in them. He made sure that the reader felt like he was wrong for all the sins that they have committed. To being with, Edwards’ text “ The Sinner of An Angry God” and Hawthorne text the “ Black Veil” theme were similar. Reason why they were similar was because the both were stating God and dealing with sinners. They both a effect on people's lives. They also were both preachers trying to tell the congregation that God is a big part of your life and if you don't have a relationship with him you can go to hell. It states that “ And there …show more content…
Reason why Hawthorne was more effective because he worn the black veil. The black veil brought a lot of attention to him because people were very curious. Mr. Hooper even had more people coming to his church. It was a different style of preaching and people felt like he knew all their secret sins which made them want to built a relationship with God. Even though people were very judgemental about his appearance. It states that “ If it be sign of morning,” replied Mr.Hooper, “ I perhaps, like most other mortals, have sorrows dark enough to be typified by a black veil” (Hawthorne 281). This evidence proves that he really wasn’t worried about what people had to say about him. He was going to continue wearing his black veil until he