The Devil and Tom Walker
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All Themes Greed Usury Wealth, Religion, and Hypocrisy Storytelling as Moral Instruction
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All Characters Tom Walker Old Scratch Tom Walker’s Wife Captain Kidd Deacon Peabody Absalom Crowninshield The Land Jobber
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The Devil and Tom Walker

by Washington Irving
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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
Themes
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  • Greed Theme Icon
    Greed
  • Usury Theme Icon
    Usury
  • Wealth, Religion, and Hypocrisy Theme Icon
    Wealth, Religion, and Hypocrisy
  • Storytelling as Moral Instruction Theme Icon
    Storytelling as Moral Instruction
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Tom Walker
  • Old Scratch
  • Tom Walker’s Wife
  • Captain Kidd
  • Deacon Peabody
  • Absalom Crowninshield
  • The Land Jobber
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Old Scratch’s Swamp Symbol Icon
    Old Scratch’s Swamp
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Foreshadowing
  • Genre
  • Imagery
  • Irony
  • Metaphors
  • Mood
  • Satire
  • Setting
  • Situational Irony
  • Style
  • Tone
  • Verbal Irony
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