Hawthorne develops his theme by using archaic language such as affliction, sorrowful,and dismal shade to convey his ideas. Edwards uses descriptive writing know as imagery to construct his theme of perishing sinners and God being their mediator. “The devil is waiting for them, Hell is gaping for them, the flames gather and flash about them, and swallow them up; fire pent up in their own hearts is struggling to break out:And they have no interest in any mediator,”(8-13) This quote shows how Edwards describes the horrors of hell as fiery struggle with no relief. Edwards used a better tactic, rather than Hawthorne, to appeal to the readers physical senses. Appealing to the readers senses increases the personal meaning and ability to comprehend the information being …show more content…
Human beings are visual people. We buy cars because they “look appealing to our sense of sight. We choose the food we eat because it “looks good”, from the kitchen to the auto dealership, we use our visual appeal to make decisions. Edwards shows us this through multiple different descriptive words, for example, “...flames gather and flash about them,”(8-9). This quote shows the imagery that is used to describe the “flashing” flames that are around the souls burning in Hell. Creating this picture could help the reader connect by thinking about a past camping trip and seeing the flames flash light off of each others faces. This kind of appeal is pleasing to the reader and the physical