The black devil
“The saddest thing about betrayal is that it never comes from your enemies. It comes from your friends and loved ones”. Betrayal of trust is when you trust someone, and they take that trust and throw it away. The stories “The Black Cat”, by Edgar Allan Poe, “The Lottery”, by Shirley Jackson, and “The Devil And Tom Walker”, by Washington Irving, show how the romantic literature characteristic betrayal of trust is evident throughout them. The story “The Black Cat” shows that betrayal of trust is present. First off, the wife is being abused by her husband, “ I even offered her personal violence” (1). Marriage is a bond of trust and love. Do the words to love, and to hold mean nothing? If you are getting married, the vows will …show more content…
For example, Tom gave the devil recognition for killing his wife, “He even felt something like gratitude toward the black woodsman, who he considered had done him a kindness” (8). Tom finding his wife’s heart and liver knew it was the devil’s doing. Thanking the devil after he had killed his wife shows how unacceptable his loyalty was. He should be getting revenge on the devil for his wife being dead. A loved one has just died, and happiness is not the right reaction. Especially when the person you love, or once loved enough to give your life up for is dead. Another person betrayed is the devil, Tom starts to cheat on the deal he made with him. He cheated by deciding to be a holy man after selling his soul away, “ He became, therefore, all of a sudden, a violent church-goer. He prayed loudly and strenuously as if heaven were to be taken by force of lungs” (11). Betrayal is shown because Tom promised the Devil his soul, in order to get what he wanted. The Devil took his end of the deal, and Tom tried to cheat him. Tom cheated by worshiping the Lord, and going to church. He did this to escape from the Devil’s hands. Tom had made the commitment of giving the Devil his soul, yet he tried to escape his promise. Since he did this it shows he can not be trusted. To wrap up, betrayal is shown throughout the story by Tom’s
“The saddest thing about betrayal is that it never comes from your enemies. It comes from your friends and loved ones”. Betrayal of trust is when you trust someone, and they take that trust and throw it away. The stories “The Black Cat”, by Edgar Allan Poe, “The Lottery”, by Shirley Jackson, and “The Devil And Tom Walker”, by Washington Irving, show how the romantic literature characteristic betrayal of trust is evident throughout them. The story “The Black Cat” shows that betrayal of trust is present. First off, the wife is being abused by her husband, “ I even offered her personal violence” (1). Marriage is a bond of trust and love. Do the words to love, and to hold mean nothing? If you are getting married, the vows will …show more content…
For example, Tom gave the devil recognition for killing his wife, “He even felt something like gratitude toward the black woodsman, who he considered had done him a kindness” (8). Tom finding his wife’s heart and liver knew it was the devil’s doing. Thanking the devil after he had killed his wife shows how unacceptable his loyalty was. He should be getting revenge on the devil for his wife being dead. A loved one has just died, and happiness is not the right reaction. Especially when the person you love, or once loved enough to give your life up for is dead. Another person betrayed is the devil, Tom starts to cheat on the deal he made with him. He cheated by deciding to be a holy man after selling his soul away, “ He became, therefore, all of a sudden, a violent church-goer. He prayed loudly and strenuously as if heaven were to be taken by force of lungs” (11). Betrayal is shown because Tom promised the Devil his soul, in order to get what he wanted. The Devil took his end of the deal, and Tom tried to cheat him. Tom cheated by worshiping the Lord, and going to church. He did this to escape from the Devil’s hands. Tom had made the commitment of giving the Devil his soul, yet he tried to escape his promise. Since he did this it shows he can not be trusted. To wrap up, betrayal is shown throughout the story by Tom’s