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 satire of the story is Tom and his wifes marriage.
At the end of "The Devil and Tom Walker," it is heavily implied that Tom's soul is taken by the devil, as he disappears without a trace and his belongings are reduced to ashes by the devil. This outcome is a consequence of Tom's greed and pact with the devil for wealth.
Tom = greeddevil = temptation
In the Washington Irving's short story, 'The Devil and Tom Walker', Tom Walker initially encountered the Devil while taking a shortcut through the swamp. He was confronted by the soot blackened man at the site of an old fort.
who is old scratch in "The Devil and Tom Walker"
being a slave trader.
He makes a deal with the devil
No he tries to cheat the devil
Tom reacts to his wife's disappearance by being grateful to the Devil. He is happy that the Devil came and took her away.
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.
In Washington Irving's "The Devil and Tom Walker", Tom's wife attempts to extract a deal with the Devil by bringing him all of the silver in the Walker House. Things go very badly for Mrs. Walker and she is killed by the Devil. Tom, who never liked his wife, is happy she is gone and doesn't even trouble the Devil about the return of his belongings.