In Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God, Edwards utilizes figurative language to shock and frighten his audiences and listeners. During this time period, God is described as being forgiving and open minded as you repent, but Edwards provides a new turn on it that includes that as a person is born, they are sentenced to heaven or to hell. This shocked listeners, and struck fear into them as they were told that they were born to heaven or to hell. The over all psychological effect of Edwards was shocking as this created a fear that God had forsaken them.
Scout wants to tell everyone at school about their dad "One-Shot Finch", but Jem tells her that if Atticus wanted them to know, he would have told them himself, so she shouldn't tell her classmates. It is very mature of Jem to not want to brag.
In this story, we learn about Tom, who is a man with a heart condition that suggests that he will die young. Because of this, he tries to avoid intense emotions or exciting events that can trigger his heart problems. When he meets a girl he likes, Ruby, he has to make the choice between a long, dull life, or a short, exciting one.
Tom resolves this conflict at the end of the story by choosing to have a long, dull life. He stops seeing Ruby, gets a serious, but dull job, and allows his fear to win. This resolution is not effective, as we later learn that Tom regrets this choice, and would have rather been with Ruby.
