"The Devil and Tom Walker" and "The Devel and Daniel Webster" - Two Modern Faustian Legends

Faust's legend is that the character exchanges something with high personal value so that the devil gains personal gain. This literature has spread all over the world since the beginning of the 4th century. Two relatively new versions of this legend are Washington Owen's "Devil and Tom Walker" and Vincent Bennett's "Devil and Daniel Webster". These stories show many similarities and some differences. Veneto and Irving have similar themes in setting the narrative and motivation of the Faustian character, but they differ in the nature of the character and the visual expression of the devil.

Devil and Tom Walker and Devil and Daniel Webster 's intention and motivation Washington Irving, "Devil and Tom Walker", Stephen Vincent Bennett' s "Devil and Daniel Webster" shows the influence of humanity. The desire for material wealth and the motivation for relationships between people and devils will affect the outcome of "trading". In these two differently surprisingly similar stories, the authors present their views on human intent and motivation.

Faust's legend is that the character exchanges something with high personal value so that the devil gains personal gain. This literature has spread all over the world since the beginning of the 4th century. Two relatively new versions of this legend are Washington Owen's "Devil and Tom Walker" and Vincent Bennett's "Devil and Daniel Webster". These stories show many similarities and some differences. Veneto and Irving have similar themes in setting the narrative and motivation of the Faustian character, but they differ in the nature of the character and the visual expression of the devil.

Stephen Vincent Bennett's short story "Devil and Daniel Webster" was published in 1937 and is a revision of Foster's story based on the short story "Satan and Tom Walker" by Washington Irving. The story version of Benet is centered on New Hampshire farmers named Jabez Stone. He was suffering from eternal luck and touched the devil named Scratch and provided the soul with a seven - year prosperity. Jabez Stone was eventually defended by Daniel Webster, a fictitious version of the famous attorneys and speakers who won his case in front of the judges and the jury.