The Devil And Tom Walker Imagery Analysis

In “The Devil and Tom Walker” by Washington Irving, there is a copious amount of imagery throughout the whole story. To add, the imagery presented in the story is very detailed and creates very vivid pictures in the head. In addition, the amount of imagery used to describe at least one scene of this story is enough to paint a picture in your head and make you feel as though you are there. Furthermore, there is so much imagery presented in this story that it feels as if you could be there, with Tom, closing a deal with the devil in the woods. Ultimately, Irving’s diction to describe the setting, theme, and character has a tremendous impact on “The Devil and Tom Walker.”
Firstly, Irving’s diction and imagery enhances the description of the setting.
Furthermore, the many adjectives and details included within the diction help with this theme example, “To this no objections were made, for it was just to Tom’s taste” (357), and this sentence describes Tom’s greed to work for the devil. In addition, Tom Walker was struck with avarice when was offering him a fine deal with a lot of money involved. Also, Tom was enthusiastic about the deal as you could see from the example that it was “just to Tom’s taste,” and he even offered suggestions quickly to the devil when he had said something. Next, Irving portrays the theme of greed by telling the reader, “...he was not a man to stick at trifles when money was in view” (354), and that Tom actually took time to think about this offer the Devil gave him. In addition, Tom was not a man who cared a lot about issues dealing with money, but this deal changed that, since the reader reads that Tom then told his termagant wife this secret about the gold the devil offered. Moreover, the theme of “The Devil and Tom Walker” is greed, and Irving portrays this theme very well by using vivid diction to show the reader how it affects the characters and the story as a