The devil is protecting a pirate's treasure. The devil tries to make a deal with Tom that he can have the treasure in exchange for Tom's soul.
In "The Devil and Tom Walker," the main events include Tom's encounter with the mysterious devil, his Faustian bargain to exchange his soul for wealth, Tom's increasing greed and miserliness, his eventual attempt to outwit the devil but ultimately meeting a grim fate.
Greed is one of the most important themes of "The Devil and Tom Walker." Tom is approached by Old Scratch and offered wealth beyond his wildest dreams
Do you're homework then
who is old scratch in "The Devil and Tom Walker"
No he tries to cheat the devil
The satire of the story is Tom and his wifes marriage.
Tom Walker sells his soul to the devil in The Devil and Tom Walker. Eventually, the devil comes to his home and takes him away on a black horse.
greed quotes for the devil and tom walker
what was the town like in the story of the devil and tom walker
Old Scratch and Tom Walker
"The Old Gentleman" is the nickname that Tom Walker calls the devil in Washington Irving's short story "The Devil and Tom Walker."
In "The Devil and Tom Walker," the devil asks for Tom Walker's soul as payment for granting him wealth and success. Tom refuses to give his soul, but the devil takes him to hell anyway.
'The Devil and Tom Walker' is a short story published in 1824 by American writer, Washington Irving. The Devil is the antagonist in the story.
Tom Walker's money becomes worthless at the end of the Devil and Tom Walker. His possessions had also disappeared.
In Washington Irving's "The Devil and Tom Walker", Tom's wife attempts to extract a deal with the Devil by bringing him all of the silver in the Walker House. Things go very badly for Mrs. Walker and she is killed by the Devil. Tom, who never liked his wife, is happy she is gone and doesn't even trouble the Devil about the return of his belongings.