'Sinners In The Hands Of An Angry God'

Our eyes are the windows to our souls, are we all wearing a black veil like like Mr. Hooper or have we disappointed God? In the text, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” by Jonathan Edwards, its theme seems to be extinguishing all sin and the prediction of a terrible fate for all those who have sinned against God. While as in the text, “The Minister's Black Veil,” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the theme is covering up one's sin to shield oneself from the sins of others. Edwards and Hawthorne both believe that sin is evil but they have extreme differences on preventing their people from committing sin. Edwards develops his theme through a sermon to his congregation by ranting to them about choosing to commit sin will result in going to hell. He makes it even more powerful and condescending by speaking to them in second person. Edwards sermon is more effective due to the fact that it's coming straight
In the text, Mr. Hooper wore his veil for the first time into the meetinghouse to give a sermon, then because he refused to remove it his fiancee left him and he lived out the rest of his life wearing the veil. Both texts are very critical and also both are about sinners. Edwards’ is more of a discipline speech while as Hawthorne’s is a dramatic story about how a good man’s life was ruined by sin.
“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” is the more effective text because of the way it is presented to the people. It's as if they are being punished and it touches them more on a personal level. Although some might say that, “The Minister’s Black Veil,” is the more effective text due to it relating to a man’s life and showing how it was destroyed by sin. That may be an eye opener for some people, but not everyone will take it realistically or