Story Review --- The Devil and Tom Walker

    “The Devil and Tom Walker” is written by Washington Irving. The mood of the story is melancholy and dark. Tom Walker is a greedy person. His wife is a tall termagant, fierce of temper, loud of tongue, and strong of arm. One day Tom was walking home in the inlet. He meets the devil. Tom was not frightened by him because he had heard the stories about the devil. The devil made a treaty with him. The devil wants him to open a broker’s ship in Boston. The trade with the devil is the money. Tom got rich when he opens the shop. The funniest thing is that Tom becomes a strict church member after he opens the shop. Everyone is scared of devil, even Tom does. A land jobber begged Tom to grant a few months’ indulgence. But Tom kept reject him. Finally, Tom is irritated and said, “Devil take me if I have made a farthing.” The devil came right at his door and took him away.