Tom Walker Greed
This story, told by Washington Irving, was about a greedy man who made a deal with The Devil for money. The characters are Tom Walker, his wife, the narrator, Old Scratch (the devil incarnate), and Governor Belcher (governor of the colony) are the main characters. Washington Irving used this story to reflect how selfish and greedy people were in New England in the 1720’s. The people were willing to do anything just to be rich. The story didn’t necessarily shape the time period he lived in; the story more reflected what was going on in New England at the time.
I feel like all of those ideas reflect the time period because nobody knew what to believe. This was back in a time where everybody believed the gossip that was going around. I feel like …show more content…
The greedy man’s name was Tom Walker. Tom walker lived with his wife and they were toxic for each other. They were constantly abusing one another and hiding everything personal about their lives. At the time, the hiding of personal things from your significant other was considered cheating. They did not like being together at all. They dreaded every minute of it. They lived their lives together in Boston, Massachusetts. One day Tom went to the forest to take a shortcut on his way into town. There he met a strange woodsman. This woodsman turns out to be The Devil. Tom goes home and tell his wife all about it. Then his wife decides to go out to the woods and talk to The Devil. The woodsman, with his ax, chops her up and murders her. Tom goes back to the woods and finds his wife and is somewhat relieved that he doesn’t have to put up with her anymore. He then makes a deal with The Devil because he wishes to be rich. He must open a broker shop in town and charge people 4% interest and make them lose money. After doing this for a number of years, Tom becomes old. He is scared of what is to come in the afterlife. He decides to go to church. Tom is cheating The Devil because he and the church, of course, do not get along. One day Tom says for The Devil to take him and, ironically, he shows up at the door of his broker shop and takes Tom away. Tom dies with The
I feel like all of those ideas reflect the time period because nobody knew what to believe. This was back in a time where everybody believed the gossip that was going around. I feel like …show more content…
The greedy man’s name was Tom Walker. Tom walker lived with his wife and they were toxic for each other. They were constantly abusing one another and hiding everything personal about their lives. At the time, the hiding of personal things from your significant other was considered cheating. They did not like being together at all. They dreaded every minute of it. They lived their lives together in Boston, Massachusetts. One day Tom went to the forest to take a shortcut on his way into town. There he met a strange woodsman. This woodsman turns out to be The Devil. Tom goes home and tell his wife all about it. Then his wife decides to go out to the woods and talk to The Devil. The woodsman, with his ax, chops her up and murders her. Tom goes back to the woods and finds his wife and is somewhat relieved that he doesn’t have to put up with her anymore. He then makes a deal with The Devil because he wishes to be rich. He must open a broker shop in town and charge people 4% interest and make them lose money. After doing this for a number of years, Tom becomes old. He is scared of what is to come in the afterlife. He decides to go to church. Tom is cheating The Devil because he and the church, of course, do not get along. One day Tom says for The Devil to take him and, ironically, he shows up at the door of his broker shop and takes Tom away. Tom dies with The