Romantics valued imagination over reason, intuition over fact, and nature over civilization. In “The Devil and Tom Walker”, Washington Irving shows romanticism by giving his soul to the Devil. Tom Walker had made a deal with the devil being on of his usurers. This shows individualism in Tom Walker because rather than making progress himself, the Devil allows Tom to accomplish what he wants within the next day. ““You are my usurer for my money!” said the blacklegs with delight. “When will you want the rhino?” “This very night.” “Done!” said the Devil. “Done!” said Tom Walker. So they shook hands and struck a bargain.” Later on in the story when Tom is finally fed up with the deal he has made with the devil, “he lost his patience and his piety--“The
