A man guilty of one of the world's deadliest sins. Greed. In the story The Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Irving a man, Tom Walker displays the Dark Romantics beliefs in wickedness in humanity. He exhibits this through his actions and lust for money.
In the story The Devil and Tom Walker, Tom Walker was an ill-fed rascal that lived in Massachusetts and was ever so greedy. He and his wife were very poor and both "squabbled over the spending of a penny and each grudged food to the other." (Irving 1) They had an obsession with money but his wife even more so than him. His wife was angry with Tom when she had heard he met the devil and had not traded his soul for the treasure . She even left the house to get it for herself because "...he had not courage enough to add this treasure to their possessions (so) she (had to do it herself)."(Irving 1) Tom proceeds to follow her into the woods later only to find the remains of her apron and some hair. However he is not bothered by this instead "Tom (approaches the devil) on the subject of the buried treasure—not the vanished wife, for her he no longer regarded as a treasure." (Irving 1) Tom is so taken by the want for money that he doesn't even care for the loss of his wife. …show more content…
He uses this treasure to start a business which grew as he takes half the mortgage of the rich men living there. Tom becomes more and more selfish and he hatched a plan, "he wanted to save (his) soul and money both (... so he joined) the church and becoming a prayerful Christian". (Irving 1) Tom's want for money was fulfilled by the deal made with the devil, however instead of using the money for good Tom takes away from others and plans to be saved from his deal by going to church. Not only has Tom turned to greed but he doesn't even want to fulfill the other half of his
In the story The Devil and Tom Walker, Tom Walker was an ill-fed rascal that lived in Massachusetts and was ever so greedy. He and his wife were very poor and both "squabbled over the spending of a penny and each grudged food to the other." (Irving 1) They had an obsession with money but his wife even more so than him. His wife was angry with Tom when she had heard he met the devil and had not traded his soul for the treasure . She even left the house to get it for herself because "...he had not courage enough to add this treasure to their possessions (so) she (had to do it herself)."(Irving 1) Tom proceeds to follow her into the woods later only to find the remains of her apron and some hair. However he is not bothered by this instead "Tom (approaches the devil) on the subject of the buried treasure—not the vanished wife, for her he no longer regarded as a treasure." (Irving 1) Tom is so taken by the want for money that he doesn't even care for the loss of his wife. …show more content…
He uses this treasure to start a business which grew as he takes half the mortgage of the rich men living there. Tom becomes more and more selfish and he hatched a plan, "he wanted to save (his) soul and money both (... so he joined) the church and becoming a prayerful Christian". (Irving 1) Tom's want for money was fulfilled by the deal made with the devil, however instead of using the money for good Tom takes away from others and plans to be saved from his deal by going to church. Not only has Tom turned to greed but he doesn't even want to fulfill the other half of his