THE DEVIL AND TOM THE DEVIL AND TOM WALKERWALKER

BY WASHINGTON IRVINGBY WASHINGTON IRVING

CharactersCharacters

TomTomVery Very

miserlymiserlySuspiciousSuspicious

Tom’s WifeTom’s Wife MiserlyMiserly TermagantTermagant Yelled and hit Yelled and hit

TomTom Hid things from Hid things from

himhim

Tom heads homeTom heads home Tom takes a shortcut Tom takes a shortcut

across what?across what?““Like most Like most

shortcuts, it was an shortcuts, it was an ill chosen route” ill chosen route” Pg.351Pg.351

ImageryImagery Imagery (What is it?)Imagery (What is it?)““The swamp was thickly grown The swamp was thickly grown

with great gloomy pines and with great gloomy pines and hemlock, some of them ninety feet hemlock, some of them ninety feet high, which made it dark at high, which made it dark at noonday, and a retreat for all of the noonday, and a retreat for all of the owls of the neighborhood.”owls of the neighborhood.”

ImageryImagery

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Tom takes a restTom takes a rest Where does Tom rest?Where does Tom rest? An old Indian stronghold. An old Indian stronghold.

Pg. 352Pg. 352 What does Tom uncover What does Tom uncover

with his walking stick?with his walking stick? “…“…a cloven skull, with a cloven skull, with

an Indian tomahawk an Indian tomahawk buried deep in it…” buried deep in it…” Pg 352Pg 352

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Tom meets someoneTom meets someone What did this man look like?What did this man look like?

“…“…great black man…”great black man…”“…“…the stranger was neither the stranger was neither

Negro nor Indian.”Negro nor Indian.”“…“…dressed in a rude half-Indian dressed in a rude half-Indian

garb…”garb…”

Tom meets someoneTom meets someone

More Imagery Fun!!!More Imagery Fun!!! “…“…his face was neither black or copper-his face was neither black or copper-

color, but swarthy and dingy, and color, but swarthy and dingy, and begrimed with soot. As if he had been begrimed with soot. As if he had been accustomed to toil among fires and accustomed to toil among fires and forges.”forges.”

Shaggy black hair, red eyes, and an axShaggy black hair, red eyes, and an ax Can you find more imagery?Can you find more imagery?

They talk a bitThey talk a bit

Who’s forest is this?Who’s forest is this? Deacon PeabodyDeacon Peabody

““Look yonder, and see how Deacon Look yonder, and see how Deacon Peabody is fairing.”Peabody is fairing.”

“…“…behold one of the great trees, fair and behold one of the great trees, fair and flourishing without, but rotten to the core,flourishing without, but rotten to the core,…”…”

What does that mean?What does that mean?

SymbolismSymbolism SymbolismSymbolism

A symbol is something that A symbol is something that represents or suggests something represents or suggests something else. It usually is something abstract. else. It usually is something abstract.

What do the trees symbolize? Pg. What do the trees symbolize? Pg. 353353

““He’s just ready for burning!”He’s just ready for burning!”

What’s my name?What’s my name? ““I go by various names…” I go by various names…” ““I amuse myself by presiding at the I amuse myself by presiding at the

persecutions of Quakers and persecutions of Quakers and Anabaptists; I am the great patron Anabaptists; I am the great patron and prompter of slave dealers, and and prompter of slave dealers, and the grand master of the Salem the grand master of the Salem witches.”witches.”

What’s my name?What’s my name?

Old ScratchOld Scratch Who is he?Who is he? What is your What is your

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Gold?Gold? Who has buried gold in the area?Who has buried gold in the area? The pirate KiddThe pirate Kidd What’s the deal Tom is offered?What’s the deal Tom is offered?

What does he get? What does he have to give?What does he get? What does he have to give?

Tom wants proof. What does he get?A fingerprint burned on his forehead.

Bad News or Good News?Bad News or Good News? Why was the news about Why was the news about

Crowninshield’s death from his Crowninshield’s death from his wife important? Pg. 354-355wife important? Pg. 354-355

How does his wife react to the his How does his wife react to the his story?story?

Why does he decide not to make Why does he decide not to make the deal?the deal?

Bad News or Good NewsBad News or Good News

“…“…he was determined not to he was determined not to do so to oblige his wife; so he do so to oblige his wife; so he flatly refused, out of mere flatly refused, out of mere spirit of contradiction.” spirit of contradiction.”

What does she decide to do What does she decide to do herself? Did it work?herself? Did it work?

Bad News or Good News?Bad News or Good News? What did she bring with her the What did she bring with her the

second time around?second time around? “…“…the silver teapot and spoons, and the silver teapot and spoons, and

every portable article of value.”every portable article of value.” Tom looked for her and found what?Tom looked for her and found what?

Bad News or Good News?Bad News or Good News?

What happened to her?What happened to her? Any proof? Pg. 356 What was Any proof? Pg. 356 What was

around the base of the tree?around the base of the tree? ““Old Scratch must have had a Old Scratch must have had a

tough time of it!” Meaning?tough time of it!” Meaning?

Lets make a deal! Lets make a deal!

The one condition for the dealThe one condition for the deal “…“…he (Old Scratch) insisted that he (Old Scratch) insisted that

the money found through his the money found through his means should be employed in his means should be employed in his service” Pg. 356 What does this service” Pg. 356 What does this mean?mean?

Lets make a deal!Lets make a deal!

What does Tom refuse to do? Why is What does Tom refuse to do? Why is that funny?that funny?

Tom agrees to be a usurer? What is Tom agrees to be a usurer? What is that?that? ““You shall extort bonds, foreclose You shall extort bonds, foreclose

mortgages, drive the merchants to mortgages, drive the merchants to bankruptcy”bankruptcy”

Open For BusinessOpen For Business

Where does Tom open up his Where does Tom open up his business?business?

What type of people come to What type of people come to him?him?

What type of people are these What type of people are these guys?guys?

Open for BusinessOpen for Business

Was Tom doing well?Was Tom doing well?Avarice?Avarice?Vainglory?Vainglory?Parsimony?Parsimony?

Change of Heart?Change of Heart? Tom is now older and starts to worry Tom is now older and starts to worry

about death. Why?about death. Why? He becomes a “violent churchgoer”He becomes a “violent churchgoer” He was a “…censurer of his He was a “…censurer of his

neighbors, and seemed to think every neighbors, and seemed to think every sin entered up to their account became sin entered up to their account became a credit on his own side of the page” a credit on his own side of the page” Pg. 358Pg. 358

Change of heart?Change of heart?

Wants to start persecuting Wants to start persecuting Quakers and Anabaptists Quakers and Anabaptists again.again.

Carried a small bible in his Carried a small bible in his pocketpocket

Change of HeartChange of Heart

Kept a large one on his work Kept a large one on his work deskdesk

Kept his horse ready at all Kept his horse ready at all times so he could”…give his times so he could”…give his old friend a run for it.” Why?old friend a run for it.” Why?

Be careful what you say…Be careful what you say…

What is the land-jobber trying to What is the land-jobber trying to do?do?

““You have made so much You have made so much money out of me.”money out of me.”

What were the words that did What were the words that did Tom in?Tom in?

Be careful what you sayBe careful what you say

““The Devil take me if I have The Devil take me if I have made a farthing!”made a farthing!”

What happened?What happened? “…“…never was a sinner taken never was a sinner taken

more unawares.” Page 359more unawares.” Page 359

There’s always a lessonThere’s always a lesson What happened to Tom’s stuff?What happened to Tom’s stuff?

“…“…his bonds and mortgages his bonds and mortgages were found reduced to cinders.”were found reduced to cinders.”

Gold and silver were turned into Gold and silver were turned into wood chipswood chips

His horses died and his house His horses died and his house burnt downburnt down

There’s always a lessonThere’s always a lesson

““Let all griping money brokers lay this story to Let all griping money brokers lay this story to heart.” Why?heart.” Why?

““The very hole under the oak trees whence he dug The very hole under the oak trees whence he dug Kidd’s money is to be seen to this day; and the Kidd’s money is to be seen to this day; and the neighboring swamp and old Indian fort are often neighboring swamp and old Indian fort are often haunted in stormy nights…”haunted in stormy nights…”

Why is this part here? Why not end at Tom Why is this part here? Why not end at Tom being taken or after his stuff disappears?being taken or after his stuff disappears?

Moral?Moral?

Textbook

Sherman, Marilyn, and James Dedes. Reading Literature. Evanston, IL: McDougal, Littell, 1990. Print.