sarcastic and darkly humorous
Washington Irving uses a very ironic and sarcastic tone in "The Devil and Tom Walker." He pokes fun at the titular character by subtly describing his misery in a darkly comedic manner.
who is old scratch in "The Devil and Tom Walker"
No he tries to cheat the devil
The satire of the story is Tom and his wifes marriage.
Tom Walker sells his soul to the devil in The Devil and Tom Walker. Eventually, the devil comes to his home and takes him away on a black horse.
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Old Scratch and Tom Walker
"The Old Gentleman" is the nickname that Tom Walker calls the devil in Washington Irving's short story "The Devil and Tom Walker."
In "The Devil and Tom Walker," the devil asks for Tom Walker's soul as payment for granting him wealth and success. Tom refuses to give his soul, but the devil takes him to hell anyway.
'The Devil and Tom Walker' is a short story published in 1824 by American writer, Washington Irving. The Devil is the antagonist in the story.