The Devil and Tom Walker

"Devil and Tom Walker" is a short story that Washington Irving talked about a fictitious legend reminiscent of Goethe Faust. Among them, the devil enticed Tom Walker to promise the treasure of captain pirate captain Kid. And it was buried somewhere in the wetland near Boston. Owen's story, focusing on imaginary sketch writing, informal writing, exoticism exploration, and the description of people and places, has a symbolic quality of folklore and fairy tales. A skeptical narrator tells the story when creating a framework story. Irving can attract both people who believe in myths and those who laugh at people who believe in myths. The story of this country, the ancient American environment made it possible to oppose capitalism and consumerism that then dominated American society. Thus, it has both nostalgia and eternity.

The concept of evil evil and Tom Walker 's evil and short story "Devil and Tom Walker" can be revealed in many ways by Irving' s symbol. In the short story, Tom Walker symbolizes all humans by depicting him as "sin" and evil. When intending to destroy, we will have different levels of hatred. We believe that good and evil are the themes that are everywhere in many works. - The Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Owen's author Devil and Tom Walker express with the background of the story. Things that look great may be cheated and corrupt. He also created the atmosphere appropriate for the story and provided the audience with the exact details so that they can predict the theme and how it will be developed.

Devil and Tom Walker and Devil and Daniel Webster's Intention and Motivation Writing Washington Irving, "Devil and Tom Walker", Stephen Vincent Bennett's "Devil and Daniel Webster" shows the consequences of humanity Material The desire for wealth and the motivation for the relationship between people and devils will influence the result of "trading". - "Devil and Tom Walker": Reasons for the Economic Depression "Satan and Tom Walker" Irving reveals the many aspects of humanity, especially the role of the economic depression in society. Some people think that the situation "does not apply to their own life", so there is a possibility of overlooking what actually happens in the world. Others can identify the problem, but the media / news organization seems to be more concerned about people's entertainment than the economy.