Sinners in the angry hands of God and Go down death
Have you ever wondered what death actually felt like? Ever stopped to think and ask yourself: Is death a calm and welcoming experience? Or is death a painful and sorrowful experience? Many people perceive death in different ways. Although people believe what they want to believe, does that make what they believe right? Jonathan Edwards writes about death in one of his works called "Sinners in the Angry Hands of God" or "Sinners". But he is not the only writer who writes about death, James Weldon Johnson writes about death as well in his poem entitled "Go Down, Death" or "Death". Both authors show both similarities and differences in their works through the use of literary devices. First off, both authors use imagery in their works. In Jonathan Edwards's "Sinners" he writes that, "...there is hell's wide gaping mouth open; and you have nothing to stand upon, nor anything to take hold of..." (Pg. 80) here he writes that once you are chosen to go to hell, you do not have a second chance to get our of the pit hole you are in. There is nothing below you that will stop you from falling into the fiery pit of hell. Edwards shows a negative image on life after death. In contrast, James Weldon Johnson's "Death" shows a more posi
Johnson as well shows positive images. Whereas, Johnson's purpose of preaching of a more comforting view of death. He welcomes Sister Caroline into her "new" life. that tall, bright angel cried in a voice that broke like a clap of thunder. 80) Meaning that a sinner who has many sins can't be stopped from falling into the pits of hell.
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