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Religious Hypocrisy: The Old Man
In the story, Washington Irving uses the characters to create a point of the traits of human beings. The Old Man (Form of the Devil) represents Human temptation and evil within. The murky forest and quagmires represent Tom's clouded mind that helps his mind easily fall for one of the Devil's tricks. Tom himself represents the outspoken knowledge of religious hypocrisy, in which shall be punished later in time for their
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