Jabez Stone

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The devil is in New Hampshire and is intently ready to take his prize. Jabez stone is a very unlucky farmer with no chance of prosperity. He is so delusional he makes a deal with the devil himself. If granted, the devil can have his soul if he would grant Jabez a prosperous four years of elegance and good fortune . This all takes place in the short story “ The Devil and Daniel Webster”. This story was written by a famous author and writer , Stephen Vincent Benet. Jabez is in need of some extreme help. The four years are not as long as some might think; especially for Jabez stone, because it flew by and now the devil is back to regain his part of the agreement. Jabez stone is a very hard working, devoted, caring man. He works from sunrise …show more content…

Jabez has the right intentions, but collapses under pressure. He attempted to continue pushing to try to prosper, but is was a constant struggle that overwhelmed him and drove him to delusion. He was fighting a incompetent battle nearly impossible to overcome. After the deal was made he became in debt and was foreshadowed as a beggar. He pleaded to the stranger to give him extra time. So Jabez was forced to seek out Daniel Webster, and that showed his incompetence to withhold his own problems. Although Jabez is quick to forfeit under pressure he is a very hard worker. He had struggled to feed his own family, but he sacrificed his very own meal so his family could eat. He is a very honorable father figure. One of his strengths is his relationship with God. As it says in the Bible,”All things are possible through christ”. If he would have kept this verse close and in his mind he may not have had to concede to the devil's evil works. Jabez is strong in spirit, but yet weak in his bodily …show more content…

He did not return to his faith , therefore he lost. Jabez started out with a maturity, but when he collapsed he lost all maturity as a man. He became puny and small compared to the devil's work. Jabez could regain his maturity of he would realize what he did, but he sold his soul and it was too late to turn back. The damage was already revealed. Maturity comes with dignity and pride. One must be an example to be mature, but Jabez is sure not. Matureness takes some time to acquire and also depends on experience. Jabez is a respected father figure and to his children he might be mature but he definitely learnt his lesson, but he is not matured as a

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