Are characters a greater representation of the supernatural or are they just humans that'll do anything for wealth? In the short story The Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Irving, conveys meaning through symbolism of his characters and the setting. Tom is very greedy because he cares about just himself, the swamp shows the moral decay of man kind at the time. Irving talks about these things strongly when tom takes a short cut into the swamp.
While the Devil only ask Tom to charge two precent intrest on the poor, Tom explains "Egad, i'll charge four". As you can see Tom doesn't care for the poor or his relationship with people but about money. The devil tells tom he only has to charge two precent but tom wants to charge for seeing that tom
While the Devil only ask Tom to charge two precent intrest on the poor, Tom explains "Egad, i'll charge four". As you can see Tom doesn't care for the poor or his relationship with people but about money. The devil tells tom he only has to charge two precent but tom wants to charge for seeing that tom