The Devil and Tom Walker
In the short story “The Devil and Tom Walker”, the author shows greed by the main character selling his soul for a large treasure, being a cheap and greedy moneylender, and the lack of the main character and his wife sharing the wealth between each other in order to show that people will do anything for money and become rich.
“The Devil and Tom Walker” was written by Washington Irving. Washington was a very famous American author. Washington Irving was born in New York on April 3, 1783. In his childhood he only went through a basic education. During this time, he showed interest in reading and writing (Washington). In 1815, Irving moved to London to work for his family’s business. But, the family business closed due to failure. After that occurrence, he decided to be a committed full time writer. He thought that to be successful he would need to write differently than the American author would. “Irving believed that in order for an American author to succeed; he or she had to imitate the literature of the British” (Short, 48). This lead to Irving’s first book, The Sketch Book, which contained 32 short stories. He decided to write the name under the pen name of Geoffrey Crayon (Washington). Similarly, another book he wrote was called Tales of a Traveler. Tales of a Traveler contains one of Washington Irving’s famous stories, “The Devil and Tom Walker.” Eventually Irving came back to America and passed away in 1859. Washington Irving was the creator of the short story from (Washington). He left a very large legacy in literature and America, “Here he died, ending life which owed its own power not only to mark if limited, literary talents and to essential sweetness of character, but also to the coincidence of these gifts with formative year of nineteenth century America” (Washington).
The short story “The Devil and Tom Walker” contains many elements of fiction. “The Devil and Tom Walker” is about a miserable man named Tom Walker who one day meets the devil. The devil
“The Devil and Tom Walker” was written by Washington Irving. Washington was a very famous American author. Washington Irving was born in New York on April 3, 1783. In his childhood he only went through a basic education. During this time, he showed interest in reading and writing (Washington). In 1815, Irving moved to London to work for his family’s business. But, the family business closed due to failure. After that occurrence, he decided to be a committed full time writer. He thought that to be successful he would need to write differently than the American author would. “Irving believed that in order for an American author to succeed; he or she had to imitate the literature of the British” (Short, 48). This lead to Irving’s first book, The Sketch Book, which contained 32 short stories. He decided to write the name under the pen name of Geoffrey Crayon (Washington). Similarly, another book he wrote was called Tales of a Traveler. Tales of a Traveler contains one of Washington Irving’s famous stories, “The Devil and Tom Walker.” Eventually Irving came back to America and passed away in 1859. Washington Irving was the creator of the short story from (Washington). He left a very large legacy in literature and America, “Here he died, ending life which owed its own power not only to mark if limited, literary talents and to essential sweetness of character, but also to the coincidence of these gifts with formative year of nineteenth century America” (Washington).
The short story “The Devil and Tom Walker” contains many elements of fiction. “The Devil and Tom Walker” is about a miserable man named Tom Walker who one day meets the devil. The devil