Jonathan Edwards

In Jonathan Edwards personal narrative, he uses language to convey a rueful attitude towards his own unearthly condition. The imagery of hell as seen by Edwards creates a punishment in the lowest place in hell. He feels like he is the genuinely worst of alone mankind. In the simile, as bad as the friction match himself, his followers make him feel as though his wickedness and ugliness are greater. This portrays his remorseful attitude.By utilizing the simile, like an eternal deluge or mountains everyplace my head, Edwards depicts the severity of his wrongdoing as being of such magnitude that it is swallowing up all thought and imagination. The use of repetition in Infinite upon infinite Infinite upon infinite supports Edwards view of his wickedness as an abyss ceaselessly deeper than hell. This expresses his internal pain and anguish. Edwards proceeds to use the phrase, nauseous and detestable to me, to outline his sense of self-loathing.He feels as if he does not mora lly deserve to be exalted and raised up to the infinite height of all the profuseness and glory of the great Jehovah. Throughout the narrative, Edwards is vividly describing his belief that if it were not for the supreme grace of his Lord, that the earth would simply not bear him or all humanity for a single moment because as far as he is concerned, we are all corrupt individuals- creatures even, that spend our lives in the go of Gods enemies. It is through all the aforementioned that he illustrates his remorseful sentiment in his personal narrative.