Tyler Laudeman Mrs. Mahan American Lit 23 October 2012 The Devil and Tom Walker “The Devil and Tom Walker” by Washington Irving‚ takes place in the swamps of Massachusetts. Upon walking home one night Tom Walker decided to take a shortcut through the swamps. When Tom finds a deserted Indian fort in the woods he meets the devil. The devil makes Tom a deal. The deal that Tom could have all the gold he wanted if he gave the devil his soul. Washington Irving was a famous romanticist‚ focused on
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The Devil and Tom Walker relates to American Romanticism in numerous ways. The Devil and Tom Walker finds inspiration in myth‚ legend‚ and folklore and also values feeling and intuition over reason. To begin with‚ Kidd the Pirate is an excellent example. “Under one of these gigantic trees‚ according to old stories‚ there was a great amount of treasure buried by Kidd the Pirate. This quote explains the legend of Kidd the Pirate. It is an example of American Romanticism because it finds inspiration
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The Devil in Disguise “Even before he reached me‚ I recognized the aroma baking up from the skin under the suit--the smell of burned matches. The smell of sulfur. The man in the black suit was the Devil.” (King) A common theme among depictions of The Devil is that of unusual physical attributes. The Devil is depicted in three different stories (Joyce Carol Oates’ ‘Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?’‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne’s ‘Young Goodman Brown’‚ and Steven King’s ‘The Man
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In the short story “The Devil and Tom Walker”‚ the author shows greed by the main character selling his soul for a large treasure‚ being a cheap and greedy moneylender‚ and the lack of the main character and his wife sharing the wealth between each other in order to show that people will do anything for money and become rich. “The Devil and Tom Walker” was written by Washington Irving. Washington was a very famous American author. Washington Irving was born in New York on April 3‚ 1783. In his childhood
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The Devil and Tom Walker "The Devil and Tom Walker" written by Washington Irving is an example of romanticism in American literature. This book was written between the late 1600’s and early 1700’s. Romanticism was an artistic movement within literature in the 19th century that promoted individuality with emotion‚ love and nature. Romanticism within literature stretched the hearts and feelings of characters and challenged them to change their pasts. Characters‚ such as Tom‚ his wife‚ and even the
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Compare what you know about women in the play to women today. How has the role of a wife changed? Is it better or worse for women today? Done need sources The role of the wife has changed very much. An example of this is that wives can work together alongside their husbands. Another example is that they can do more than just make food and support their husbands. A great example of this is that wife’s and husbands can work in the same job or type of job. An example of how women are like today‚ they
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The Devils Highway By Luis Urrea The book The Devil’s Highway by Luis Urrea is based on a true story. It tells the tragic story of a group of Mexican immigrants who try to cross the U.S border. Although many Mexicans have died in the desert trying to cross the border previously with this particular story is unique in that it was such a large group that traveled and so many of them died. The title of the book “Devils Highway” is the name of the part of the desert these
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Bits of What You Probably Should Know of 401 (k) Plans --- The term 401 (k) is one that is heard quite often in today’s. Most people know that it has something to do with retirement‚ but few young people know exactly how 401 (k) plans work or why they are becoming more and more popular. Additionally‚ many people who have 401 (k) plans may not know all the details of how they work‚ how to get the most out of their plan‚ and how to keep their money safe. In reality‚ everyone in the business world
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Goodman Brown was so deeply shaken by just the thought that the good Christians he attended church with on Sunday‚ could really be consorting with the devil. Goodman Brown was in a state of disbelief when his traveling companion told him that his father and grandfather‚ whom Goodman Brown had described as “honest men and good Christians” were also acquaintances of his. “My father never went into the woods on such an errand‚ nor his father before him” he had been sure of. However‚ the breaking point
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