Compare And Contrast The Minister's Black Veil And Sinners In The Hands Of An Angry God

Respected Puritan minister, Jonathan Edwards, in his sermon, Sinners In The Hands of an Angry God (1741), warns the unrepentant sinners of his congregation that they will be damned to hell if they do not confess. Edwards’s intent is to manifest terror in the people of his congregation about the consequences of their sinful behavior. He adapts a condemning tone in order to convey a strong message in his congregation. Although Edwards’s use of extreme imagery was the strongest in the sermon, he also uses vivid metaphors and logos to convey his message.

‘The Minister's Black Veil’ by Nathaniel Hawthorne is an American Romantic story published in 1832. Themes such as secret sin, and in short, everyone has a somewhat erroneous character are conferred in The Minister's Black Veil.

Both passages agree that everyone is full of sin and will one day face their judgements. Jonathan Edwards’s “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Ministers Black Veil” are effective in their own point of view. Edwards uses second person point of view to “point at” the reader that they’re being the ones read to. Hawthorne uses third person omniscient point of view to show the reader the different sides of what he is writing about. Edwards was more effective with his second person point of view because the reader will feel they’re the ones at fault for the sin when the passage was made 100s of years ago.

Theresa Magana Ms. Nauls-Jones AP English 3 26 November 2015 A Rhetorical Analysis of Jonathan Edwards’s Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, Widely regarded as “One of America’s most important and original philosophical theologians”, Jonathan Edwards, in his sermon, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, provides a glimpse into the theology of the great awakening. Edwards’s purpose is to awaken audiences to the horrific reality that he believed awaited them should they continue life without devotion to Christ. He adopts an ominous tone with a sense of urgency in order to spread fear in the minds of puritans so that they may repent for their sins and turn to God before it is too late for them. Edwards opens his sermon to the puritans by stating, “So that thus it is that natural men are held in the hand of God; over the pit of hell; they have deserved the fiery pit and are already sentenced to it.”

“His listeners are said to have groaned and screamed in terror and Edwards stopped several times to ask for silence.” Jonathan Edwards wrote “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” as a way to express how Puritans were not living the way God wanted them to. They were not going to church daily and those who were, thought that, that was all they had to do to get into Heaven. Edwards gave very detailed views on how easy it would be to be cast down into a pit of eternal damnation as well as how you should pray for God’s mercy so you can have a glorious salvation. Edward’s ferocious use of extended metaphor and pathos swayed his audience into fearing what the afterlife held for them if they were to not repent their sins.

In Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Minister's Black Veil," Mr. Hooper, a Reverend in the town of Milford, surprises his parishioners by donning a conspicuous black veil one Sunday. The town is visibly spooked, yet still curious, about his eerie appearance and profoundly affected by his sermon on secret sin. "A subtle power was breathed into his words. Each member of the congregation, the most innocent girl, and the man of hardened breast, felt as if the preacher had crept upon them, behind his awful veil, and discovered their hoarded iniquity of deed or thought" (2432). The parishioner's expect that Hooper will only don the veil for one day and then remove it, having used the visage to make his point on secret sin, but they are taken aback to

There are a few similarities between The Minister’s Black Veil and Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God. Sinners in the Hand of Angry God is written by Jonathan Edwards it is a six hour speech about how sinners should come to God. The Minister’s Black Veil is written by Nathaniel Hawthorne a short story about how everyone sins and hides behind a black veil.” He has changed himself into something awful, only by hiding his face .

In both stories, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” by Jonathan Edwards and “The Minister's Black Veil,” by Nathaniel Hawthorne you can infer the importance of the Puritan religion. The stories also show how sinning while in the Puritan religion can and will affect you mentally and physically. While I would characterize Hawthorne as subdue and dark, Edwards harsh and demanding tone shows the importance of God's Wrath towards sinners. Both writers use details, tone, and figurative language to develop their writings.

Jonathan Edwards states “that natural men are held in the hand of God, over the pit of hell; they have deserved the fiery pit.” This statement shows the feeling the author wants the reader to feel and understanding about sinning and the consequences. While in “The minister’s black veil” the author's tone is more saddened and more emotional and this feeling affects how the reader feels about Parson Hooper and the sinful emotions that he carries with him throughout the story. Both “Sinners in the hands of an Angry God” and “The minister’s black veil” have the right text for the reader to understand the tone that the author is feeling. Jonathan Edwards have a harsh and to-the-point tone, while Nathaniel Hawthorne has a sad and personal touch to it, Hawthorne says that Parson Hooper covers his face by a black veil because of a sin he has created, this effect show that people have a different way of handling their sins. While Jonathan Edwards stated that if you do sin you are going to be casted to hell for the sin and that god will have no mercy on you for

With the texts side by side it may be obvious to some that The Minister’s Black Veil seems much more humble than Sinners in the hands of an angry god. Nathaniel Hawthorne, the author of Minister’s Black Veil tells a story of a man who took a vole to wear a veil over his face for the entirety of his life. It brought the character down to earth and made it so the audience can relate to Hawthorne’s writing on a personal level. Jonathan Edward the author of Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God on the other hand shouted through his text like the god he so envies, his goal is ever clear but his delivery puts a sour taste in the audience’s mouth.

In The Ministers Black Veil by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the author uses a black veil to symbolize multiple interpretations. Moreover, after reading the anecdote, the veil means something more than just a black veil hanging from the Ministers face, it’s something deeper and dark that’s hidden within the minister. The Minister wore the veil for his wrong doing, and somehow wanted people to know that he did something mischievous.

Which angers Him greatly, thus the problems that are having today. Edwards was trying to scare the congregation into submission, into serving God when this sermon was given, and that was definitely what took place. McMichael and Leonard give another Edwards quote in their book; “The wrath of God is like great waters that are dammed for the present; they increase more and more, and rise higher and higher, till an outlet is given; and the longer the stream is stopped, the more rapid and mighty is its course when once it is loose” (Pag.

Both texts have one thing in common in their themes. They both talk about sin. “The Minister’s Black Veil” has a theme that is about everyone having a secret sin that they hide. “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” has a theme that is about sinners provoking god and not

The Minister’s Black Veil is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in 1836. In this short story, Minister Mr. Hooper shows up one day at church wearing a black veil on his face. This black veil covers his face except his mouth and chin. The people of the town Milford begin to speculate on why Mr. Hooper wears this veil, whether he has been inflicted by an illness or if he is hiding a secret. When he refuses to remove the veil or tell the townspeople why he wears it, they become frightened of the Minister but also slightly intrigued. The children who use to run up to him now run and cower behind their mothers. Many people avoid conversations with him. However, the church becomes more packed every Sunday. People come all over just to gaze at Mr. Hooper, to see his veil. More people convert to his religion, saying, “QUOTE FROM BOOK PAGE 643*”. Although some people shun Mr. Hooper for being so public about his sins and secrets, others feel that this black veil that Mr. Hooper wears really helps them be better people, better Christians, knowing that everyone sins and that it is okay, as long as you do not hide it, and except it as human nature. Mr. Hooper wears the black veil from that day on. He dies wearing this black veil, never removing it or showing his face to anyone. The Minister’s Black Veil is one of many stories written by Nathaniel Hawthorne that symbolizes sin in a very public way.

The work of Hawthorne’s that I chose to critique is his short story titled “The Minister’s Black Veil.” This story takes place in the town of Milford, just southwest of Boston, at a church on the Sabbath day. The parson of the church, Reverend Hooper, leaves his house and walks toward the porch of the meeting house wearing a black veil that conceals his entire face except for his mouth and chin. The entire congregation is immediately in a stir, astonished and appalled by this mysterious veil. Nobody knows why Hooper has this veil on his face or what it means, and nobody dares to question him about it except, however, his own wife. Her attempt to attain answers from him fails, and she results to simply walking out on him because of his refusal to remove the veil. Hooper lives out the rest of his life like this with the veil over his head all the way into the grave, pressing his hands firmly on the black veil when on his deathbed so nobody could have the chance to remove it.