Compare And Contrast Sinners Of An Angry God

In the two text ‘Sinners of an angry god by Jonthan Edwards” and “The Minister’s Black Veil By Nathaniel Hawthorne reveals there them by using the styles of writing.In ‘ sinners of an Angry God,’ he talks in second person and in “Black Veil,”he talks in third person. Edwards style made his theme clear and more effective than Hawthorne by making it seem more realistic in the reader's eyes. In both text the teme showed god as powerful and not liking sin. In “sinners,”its theme describes if someone makes god angry because of sin and don't ask for forgiveness he can release you into hell showing his power to punish for sinning. In “Black Veil,” it decribes it does no good to try to hid secret sins because sooner or later it will surface . Both texts shows that god know if you're sinning and has the power to punish you if you don't amount for your sins. Showing he doesn't like sin but he wants you to ask for forgiveness, admit you have done wrong by sinning ,and not hide it because he already knows. Although the text differ in the point of view affecting the author's style. “Black Veil,” came from third person as if the reader knew how everyone felt And “sinners,” is said in second person making

It makes the reader feel as if they were there. By using this style makes it more effective and relevant to know the theme of how god has great powers and sin angers him.His style makes you feel as if you were there making you feel guilty and showing where we stand to god's power.such as he states here “There is the dreadful pit of glowing flames of the wrath of god ,there is hell’s wide gaping mouth open and you have nothing to stand upon nor anything to take hold of there is nothing between you and hell but air it's only the power and pleasure of God thats holds you ,” describing his power and mecere. Using this style makes the reader understand and feel his theme and point behind