The Devil And Tom Walker Character Analysis Essay

Tom Walker Character Analysis In “The Devil and Tom Walker” by Washington Irving, Tom is offered a deal to sell his soul and cheat people for money from the devil. Irving described Tom Walker as a very greedy, hypocritical, and conceited character. In the beginning of the story Tom is introduced as a “meager miserly fellow”, which means a person who is very frugal and does not let go of their money willingly. Irving states, “A miserable horse, whose ribs were as articulate as the bars of gridiron…tantalized and balked his hunger.” This shows that he did not spend nearly enough money on his horse because he was a “miserly fellow” with enough money to feed his horse. The author also told the reader that Tom and his wife would cheat each