Arnold The Devil Analysis

Although there is the theory of Arnold being a serial killer, him being the devil is a more valid approach. The first evidence that shows how Arnold is the devil is his appearance starting from his feet. In the story, as Arnold starts to walk toward Connie, she notices that his boots do not fit him right and seem like they are stuffed to make him appear taller (Oates 329). Jane M. Barstow’s article also comments on Arnold’s feet stating: “Arnold stuffs his boots in order to appear taller and more attractive or perhaps to hide the cloven feet of his satanic self” (Barstow 3). In her article, Easterly talks about how the clothes are only a disguise for his true form: “Thus, one can hypothesize that Friend wears a wig to hide his pointed ears