The Devil And Tom Walker Analysis

Have you ever felt that if you had everything you wanted you'd be happy? Well the Devil and Tom Walker taught me that having everything doesn't always make you happy. The Devil and Tom Walker is about a miserable man who above all else values wealth over anything. He strikes at the opportunity to make a deal with the devil to claim all this wealth and in doing so spells his own fate.

I enjoyed reading The Devil and Tom Walker because it says a lot about what we are as a society even today. It speaks a lot of volume about what we value and what it really brings us in life. Knowing that you could have the option to have everything you ever wanted and accepting the offer is tempting to many people and it would be hard to say no. But reading

I see many people and it's no way a terrible thing to do, but I think that many people tend to cut corners to save a few bucks here or there or take small items that aren't worth much because it really in the long run doesn't matter, or they take something as their car far more seriously than possibly their kids or wife. You see this perspective and even though its far more unrealistic you see where this story and the real world connect and the deeper values it brings. Having an outside look on things brings a deeper understanding and you're able to use this knowledge you gained to your advantage. Me personally I look at the things I own and I couldn't ask for more because I know that everything I have serves its purpose and that asking for anything more might cause unnecessary problems. Irving's style of writing makes sense for his time period. I don't particularly enjoy it but it really makes sense for how he describes the time and place and the setting and the details he goes into. How he portrays his characters and even the mannerisms they have. Everything that he wrote was very detailed nothing was left upturned you were able to paint this mental picture in your head which really helped in reading