I’m the one you always confided in.” When looking from Margaret’s point of view she is the protagonist. A wife happy about her husbands’ return from war, and excited about finally starting a family. She protects Tommy from Tom, and even kicks right in being motherly making him eat all of his food before dessert. Tom would see himself as the protagonist, a war hero who has come home to his wife, gotten a job, plenty of money, and a new house for them to start a family in.…
The Devil and Tom Walker, and Young Goodman Brown are two works of literature that were written a good amount of time ago. Both works of literature incorporate random parts in them that I thought could go back to Mary Rowlandson. The two stories have a lot in common as well as many differences. The conflict in Tom Walker was that he didn't want to die, and for the devil to take his soul. The conflict in Young Goodman Brown was that everyone around him had been tempted by the devil.…
Literary characters are often given archetypes the represent particular human traits, like purity, greed, or heroism. In the story “The Devil and Tom Walker” by Washington Irving, Mr. Irving writes a story about a greedy elderly man who encounters a Devil and makes a deal hoping…
In literature, countless authors touch on a particular recurring cycle in humanity: people’s susceptibility to greed in life, and the search for reclamation after the consequences. Many works of literature express how greed recurs as a deeply rooted trait in humans. Washington Irving’s, “The Devil and Tom Walker” makes a quite controversial statement for its time on this theme. All through the beginning, Irving reiterates that Tom is a strong and “fearless” hardworking man who lives a meager life.…
In the short story the character Tom Walker is the main character that shows greediness by accepting deals made with the devil. The Devil and Tom Walker represents the archetype that making a deal with the devil always ends badly. Tom makes a deal with the devil to start a loan and mortgage company, and fails when trying to grow his company. Tom Walker…
Literary characters are often given archetypes the represent particular human traits, like purity, greed, or heroism. In the story “The Devil and Tom Walker” by Washington Irving, Mr. Irving writes a story about a greedy elderly man who encounters a Devil and makes a deal…
The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson is a book written by Mark Twain. Pudd’nhead Wilson is a northerner who arrives at a small southern town in Missouri to become a lawyer. Upon his arrival he is alienated by the townspeople who do not understand his humor. They give him the nickname “Pudd’nhead” and never give him the chance to do any of their legal work. He then gets into the hobby of fingerprinting.…
The robber game played by Tom, Huck, and their friends in, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, is an amusing examination the character of Tom Sawyer it occurs at the beginning of the story and it is the first description of Tom's character; as such, it is essential in the shaping of the reader's concept of Tom as the story progresses. Tom has a willful disregard for rules simply because they are rules, yet, despite this roguish nature, Tom cannot escape an inherent morality. After helping Huck escape from the Widow Douglas's home, Tom wants to tie the sleeping Jim, to a tree. This may be a harmless prank, but it is a mean one. He is dissuaded, but then a new opportunity presents itself the boys steal candles from the good widow.…
Brent Weeks stated, " I think that fiction is an excellent place for us to struggle with question of good and evil and humanity and inhumanity." Throughout time the words good vs. evil always have an affect on history. Why do humans battle good and evil? In fiction we read of some of the most famous battles with good vs. evil. Two of the most classic stories that we read in this course are The Cask of the Amontillado, and Othello.…
The Devil has been portrayed in thousands of stories, shows and movies. How this character appears varies from story to story. Some show the Devil as a red man with horns, others as a normal person. “Young Goodman Brown”, which portrays the Devil as the later, is about how everyone is sinful, while “The Man in the Black Suit”, which portrays the Devil as more of the former, is about how the Devil comes for us all. While both “Young Goodman Brown” and “The Man in the Black Suit” show the danger of Devil like figures, they both have different risks involved, demonstrating that stories with similar antagonists can still have very different themes.…
Sadly, Tom’s identity shaped around the hatred of others; propelling him towards a life of extreme wariness and fear of his own neighbors. Currently people all over the world are having their identities formed upon a platform of systemic racism and discrimination which causes the same sort of hopelessness…
In the short story “The Devil and Tom Walker”, published in 1824 by Washington Irving, a conversion from an illustrative, descriptive tone to a revealing tone is a technique the author uses to give the reader an insight into the selfishness and greed of the character Tom Walker and his wife. Many literary elements are used in writings from this period in time and even writings from the present in order to convey a lesson, or moral, for the person reading to take away from the piece of literature. Washington Irving was one of these authors, and the use of literary elements are found in this particular short story. Dismal imagery, harsh irony, and ominous symbolism are all portrayed in this story in order to show how greed can lead to corruption…
Humans fear evil, but in many cases, it is often that fear which causes the development of evil. The production of evil by fear is demonstrated through Frankenstein’s creation in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. The creature’s identity as a monster is due to societal rejection, isolation, and misinterpretation. It is the reactions of others which cause the creature to develop his violent tendencies.…
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee ‘The consequences of evilness on others and how good and evil can coexist in a person’ One main theme, which is commonly seen throughout ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’, is the coexistence of good and bad people in society, and how the evilness of people can affect others. The protagonist, Scout, and her brother, Jem, think that everyone in Maycomb is good, from their childish perspectives. Throughout the story, Jem and Scout both start to develop and they learn how to not be affected by the malice of others. They learn through their father and from experience.…
Destructive forces in fiction and reality Destructive forces are societal pressures that cause destruction in the lives of humans when they choose to give in to them. Hysteria, jealousy, and greed are three of these destructive forces that have an effect on the lives of people every day. Hysteria is characterized by irrational actions that are produced by fear. Jealousy is hatred for someone else because of something that they possess that you cannot or do not have. Lastly, greed is the constant feeling of the need for more; whether it is money, power, or something else desirable, it is classified as greed.…