The Devil And Tom Walker
The devil and Tom Walker is a short story by Washington Irving that first appeared in his 1824 collection Tales of a traveller as part of the "Money-Diggers" section. The story is very similar to the German legend of Faust.
VALUES:Trustworthiness and Thankfulness
For me these values are not at all represented in the story since none of the main characters had these qualities, rather I think they stand out for the lack of these.
First we have Tom Walker who is a person too miserable in my opinion since he is never satisfied with anything,then there is the wife who is just as miserable as Tom.They were so miserly that they even conspired to cheat each other.And last but not least is the devil who obviously it was not someone to trust,and it does not represent any good value.
There are very clear examples in the history when Tom is unthankful,like when he complains about the things he have and most of the things about his life including his wife.
Although most of the relevant characters in the story do not possess these qualities, there are some groups that do, such as the Indians, who were kind to Tom even when it was obvious that he was not a person to trust because he was always lonely and he looked dissatisfied.
"The Devil and Tom Walker" ends when Tom is shouting at his customer, whom he's about to ruin financially to make a profit for himself, even though they are supposed to be friends. When this customer begs for help and points out how much money Tom has already made from him, Tom shouts this:"The devil take me," said he, "if I have made a farthing!"
So EVEN at the end Tom showed everyone the kind of person he was
Although most of the relevant characters in the story do not possess these qualities, there are some groups that do, such as the Indians, who were kind to Tom even when it was obvious that he was not a person to trust because he was always lonely and he looked dissatisfied.
"The Devil and Tom Walker" ends when Tom is shouting at his customer, whom he's about to ruin financially to make a profit for himself, even though they are supposed to be friends. When this customer begs for help and points out how much money Tom has already made from him, Tom shouts this:"The devil take me," said he, "if I have made a farthing!"
So EVEN at the end Tom showed everyone the kind of person he was
