After reading The Devil and Tom Walker, I can infer that Tom Walker was a selfish man, who was more worried about money and riches, than anything else. I can infer this because when his wife went into the forest and did not return for several days, he was not worried, he didn't go looking after her, nothing.. And days later when he found his wives apron in the forest he "leaped with joy... because he supposed it would be filled with the household valuables". That's as selfish and unloving as it gets in my opinion.
Also, after reading The Devil and Tom Walker, I can infer that the Black Woodsman is the devil. I can infer this because the text says "he was wearing a sash around his body, and bore an ax over his shoulder." While reading this part in the text, the first image to pop into my head was the Grim Reaper. My inference was confirmed when the text says "he seemed to go down, down, down into the earth, until nothing but his head and shoulders could be seen, and so on until he disappeared." Based on that part of the text, I now know the Black Woodsman is the Devil and he was going to Hell.
And lastly after reading The Devil and Tom Walker, I can infer that his wife is equally selfish, and unloving to her husband because she was supportive of any dealing with the Devil as long as she would end up with money. When her husband decided not to partake in the deal, she took everything of value in their home, and decided if she got the money, it was all for her. That is very selfish, and just cold- hearted.
One of the themes I interpreted from The Devil and Tom Walker is that money does not always make you happy. In the beginning of the story, Tom Walker did not have money, and he wasn't satisfied. And even after he becomes wealthy, he had no company, no one to console him. The text says he left his home "unfinished and unfurnished out of parsimony". Your still not happy, still not motivated, and still selfish, after you've made all that money.
The last theme I interpreted from The Devil and Tom Walker is just because you pray, and you own a bible, and people see you reading it does not mean you are a Christian and have God in your heart. The text says Tom Walker "always carried a small bible".. "reading it when people called on business... to mark the place, while he turned round to drive some usurious bargain". Meaning he would be reading the Bible, mark his page, and intentionally destroy someones business, or something very hypocritical.
Also, after reading The Devil and Tom Walker, I can infer that the Black Woodsman is the devil. I can infer this because the text says "he was wearing a sash around his body, and bore an ax over his shoulder." While reading this part in the text, the first image to pop into my head was the Grim Reaper. My inference was confirmed when the text says "he seemed to go down, down, down into the earth, until nothing but his head and shoulders could be seen, and so on until he disappeared." Based on that part of the text, I now know the Black Woodsman is the Devil and he was going to Hell.
And lastly after reading The Devil and Tom Walker, I can infer that his wife is equally selfish, and unloving to her husband because she was supportive of any dealing with the Devil as long as she would end up with money. When her husband decided not to partake in the deal, she took everything of value in their home, and decided if she got the money, it was all for her. That is very selfish, and just cold- hearted.
One of the themes I interpreted from The Devil and Tom Walker is that money does not always make you happy. In the beginning of the story, Tom Walker did not have money, and he wasn't satisfied. And even after he becomes wealthy, he had no company, no one to console him. The text says he left his home "unfinished and unfurnished out of parsimony". Your still not happy, still not motivated, and still selfish, after you've made all that money.
The last theme I interpreted from The Devil and Tom Walker is just because you pray, and you own a bible, and people see you reading it does not mean you are a Christian and have God in your heart. The text says Tom Walker "always carried a small bible".. "reading it when people called on business... to mark the place, while he turned round to drive some usurious bargain". Meaning he would be reading the Bible, mark his page, and intentionally destroy someones business, or something very hypocritical.
