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What favor does a customer's ask on Tom's last day of life 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.
What was the devil referred to as in the Devil and Tom Walker?
The satire of the story is Tom and his wifes marriage.
What most likely happens to Tom at the end of The Devil and Tom Walker?
At the end of "The Devil and Tom Walker," it is heavily implied that Tom's soul is taken by the devil, as he disappears without a trace and his belongings are reduced to ashes by the devil. This outcome is a consequence of Tom's greed and pact with the devil for wealth.
What are the Gothic elements of the devil and tom walker?
Tom = greeddevil = temptation
What does the devil urge Tom to do The Devil and Tom Walker?
In the Washington Irving's short story, 'The Devil and Tom Walker', Tom Walker initially encountered the Devil while taking a shortcut through the swamp. He was confronted by the soot blackened man at the site of an old fort.
In The Devil and Tom Walker Who was Old Scratch?
who is old scratch in "The Devil and Tom Walker"
The Devil and Tom Walker-What work does Tom refuse to do for the devil?
being a slave trader.
In The Devil and Tom Walker why does Tom's business do so well?
He makes a deal with the devil
Is Tom Walker consistent with his actions in The Devil and Tom Walker?
No he tries to cheat the devil
How does Tom react to his wife's disappearance in the devil and tom walker?
Tom reacts to his wife's disappearance by being grateful to the Devil. He is happy that the Devil came and took her away.
What happens to Tom Walker's money at the end of The Devil and Tom Walker?
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.
Why did the devil in The Devil and Tom Walker steal Tom's belongings?
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.
