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    and Tom Walker” Questions Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences. (18 points) 1. Who is the author of “The Devil and Tom Walker”?      washington irving 2. What is the setting of the story?      boston Massachusetts country side 3. Whose treasure is buried in the woods?      Deacon Peabody 4. Why didn’t this person come back and get his treasure?      He was under the influnece of the devil 5. What do you think the word miserly means?      being shady 6. What did Tom Walker

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    The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By: ------------------------- My class just finished a superb book named The Adventures of Tom Sawyer‚ which was written by Mark Twain. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is an 1876 novel about a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River. The story is set in the fictional town of St. Petersburg‚ inspired by Hannibal‚ Missouri‚ where Twain lived. This boy goes through countless adventures through his childhood and into adulthood as we travel along with him

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    The Devil and Tom Walker

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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

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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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    Tom ford

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    Tom Walker Theme

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    Theme of The Devil and Tom Walker In Washington Irving’s short story The Devil and Tom Walker‚ greed is shown to be a terrible trait that comes with many negative affects. Revealed by Irving when he introduced the setting‚ Tom Walker lived a miserable life isolated with his untrustworthy wife due to his miserly personality‚ and by this Irving was showing that living a life of greed will ultimately lead to misery. When decisions are being made based on greed and self benefit it will alter one thinking

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    Tom Robinson Trial

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    In the story‚ to kill a Mockingbird‚ a man named Tom Robinson who is Accused of being guilty during the trial. Many characters could be picked in the story‚ to kill a Mockingbird‚ but Tom Robinson stood out the most to me. Tom Robinson was born in Maycomb‚ Alabama in 1935‚ he was 25 years old before death. I am going to explain how Tom Robinson acts as a mocking bird and why he deserves to be the mockingbird of the story. In the trial of Tom Robinson. There’s a quote that stands out in

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    Character Development in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer‚ Tom is introduced as a rebellious and self-centered boy who uses his intelligence to manipulate people for his own gain. Throughout the course of the story Tom learns important lessons that lead him to appreciate‚ respect‚ and look out for others. When Tom is first introduced he is described as a free-willed and careless boy who constantly disobeys his aunt to get attention. He usually skips school and goes

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    The Devil and Tom Walker

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    In the story “The Devil and Tom Walker” good vs evil is shown in Tom Walker. Tom is a man in the 18th century who was a very bad man who sold his soul to the devil for money. “The Devil and Tom Walker” was written by Washington Irving and the character I have chosen is Tom Walker. Tom Walker is a lonely man because he is greedy‚ miserly‚ and mean. Tom Walker is a greedy man because he always wants more money. A quote from the story that shows his greed is‚ (184) ¶ 2 “Finding Tom so squeamish

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    The Report on The Adventure of Tom Sawyer The book I read is The Adventure of Tom Sawyer‚ which was written by Mark Twain‚ and before I read the book‚ I search some information about him‚ I think it may support a lot of help for my reading. Introduction of the author: Mark Twain is the pen name of Samuel Clemens. He was one of the greatest American writers. He captured a peculiarly American humor. He represented a new American voice. Mark was born in Florida‚ Mississippi‚ in 1835

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