Minister's Black Veil
In these two stories “The Minister’s Black Veil” by Nathaniel Hawthorne and “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” by Jonathan Edwards they are both talking about sins and how people treat one another. In “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” Jonathan Edwards claim is that God is holding you up with all his strength and your sins keep putting more weight that he has to carry. Edwards style for writing this text was in second person and had seem to try and make his audience feel guilty while reading or hearing his sermon. Hawthorne’s choice of style in point of view is third person omnition. The character was a solemn preacher however not energetic. Edwards sermon seemed to be screaming at the audience making sure to hear his words of God.
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In his text he uses dialect, and uses older words. He also uses rhetorical devices in his text such as imagery, “There was a faithful woman at his pillow, who, with averted eyes, would have covered that aged face.”(440) This quote was used in “The Minister’s Black Veil” as a secret sin.The Black Veil was portrayed as a symbol of a fearful secret.
Edwards’ style was more effective because he was very descriptive of how God would be angry about the things people do in their everyday lives. Edwards’ style of preaching this sermon was also very hyperbolic, however he got his point across to the audience. The way he presented the text makes the reader second think their decisions at the moment as God looks down on them would he perhaps like the activities he’s seen out of people. When Edwards’ exaggerated in his text it made the text more alive.”His mere pleasure from this moment swallowed up in everlasting destruction.”
In contrast, one may argue that Nathaniel Hawthorne’s text had better style and meaning to it than Edwards’ text. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s text is a parable, which teaches you a lesson throughout the story. He taught people in his text that you can’t treat someone differently based on how they look or dress. In his text the preacher says “I look around me, and on every visage a Black Veil.” The preacher is going through harsh times and everyone is treating him differently because of this
In his text he uses dialect, and uses older words. He also uses rhetorical devices in his text such as imagery, “There was a faithful woman at his pillow, who, with averted eyes, would have covered that aged face.”(440) This quote was used in “The Minister’s Black Veil” as a secret sin.The Black Veil was portrayed as a symbol of a fearful secret.
Edwards’ style was more effective because he was very descriptive of how God would be angry about the things people do in their everyday lives. Edwards’ style of preaching this sermon was also very hyperbolic, however he got his point across to the audience. The way he presented the text makes the reader second think their decisions at the moment as God looks down on them would he perhaps like the activities he’s seen out of people. When Edwards’ exaggerated in his text it made the text more alive.”His mere pleasure from this moment swallowed up in everlasting destruction.”
In contrast, one may argue that Nathaniel Hawthorne’s text had better style and meaning to it than Edwards’ text. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s text is a parable, which teaches you a lesson throughout the story. He taught people in his text that you can’t treat someone differently based on how they look or dress. In his text the preacher says “I look around me, and on every visage a Black Veil.” The preacher is going through harsh times and everyone is treating him differently because of this