Jonathan Edwards Hypocrisy Of Sin
"Hypocrisy of sin"
Being fake, hiding their true selves and who they really are, you can hide from anyone you want, but you cannot hide from God. Two story's both show different ways of puritan beliefs and effects of sin, one by Jonathan Edward called "Sinners in the hands of an angry god", and the other by Nathaniel Hawthorn called "the ministers black veil". The people they preach to are hypocritical, and refuse to see the truth. While Edwards portrays an angry god and fearful Sinners, Hawthorne's character parson Hooper changes the perception of the Puritan religion.
Both texts use symbolism, but both in their own way. Jonathan Edwards uses symbolism to create fear in his listeners to get them to change their ways of sin. Edwards says to the congregation "and nothing but the mere pleasure of God, and that of an angry God, without any promise or …show more content…
Edwards uses imagery to drive fear into the listeners and show them what will happen if they keep sinning. As Edwards speaks to the listeners he says "the devil is waiting for them, hell is gaping for them, the flames gathering and flash about them, and would fain lay hold on them and swallow them up." Edwards is describing what hell is like to give them a vivid picture, saying the devil is waiting on them and they are going to be thrown into hell with the flames if they do not stop. Although Hawthorn uses imagery to make them understand the meaning of the black veil. The character Mr. Hooper says on his death bed "tremble at each other." "then deem me a monster. For the symbol beneath which I have lived" "I look around me, and lo! On every visage a black veil." To show imagery to help people understand the whole mystery of the black veil. By saying this he is asking them why are they scared of him, they should be scared or each other, everyone has on a black veil on you just cant physically see theirs. Both men are using imagery to show the people the truth in a
Being fake, hiding their true selves and who they really are, you can hide from anyone you want, but you cannot hide from God. Two story's both show different ways of puritan beliefs and effects of sin, one by Jonathan Edward called "Sinners in the hands of an angry god", and the other by Nathaniel Hawthorn called "the ministers black veil". The people they preach to are hypocritical, and refuse to see the truth. While Edwards portrays an angry god and fearful Sinners, Hawthorne's character parson Hooper changes the perception of the Puritan religion.
Both texts use symbolism, but both in their own way. Jonathan Edwards uses symbolism to create fear in his listeners to get them to change their ways of sin. Edwards says to the congregation "and nothing but the mere pleasure of God, and that of an angry God, without any promise or …show more content…
Edwards uses imagery to drive fear into the listeners and show them what will happen if they keep sinning. As Edwards speaks to the listeners he says "the devil is waiting for them, hell is gaping for them, the flames gathering and flash about them, and would fain lay hold on them and swallow them up." Edwards is describing what hell is like to give them a vivid picture, saying the devil is waiting on them and they are going to be thrown into hell with the flames if they do not stop. Although Hawthorn uses imagery to make them understand the meaning of the black veil. The character Mr. Hooper says on his death bed "tremble at each other." "then deem me a monster. For the symbol beneath which I have lived" "I look around me, and lo! On every visage a black veil." To show imagery to help people understand the whole mystery of the black veil. By saying this he is asking them why are they scared of him, they should be scared or each other, everyone has on a black veil on you just cant physically see theirs. Both men are using imagery to show the people the truth in a