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THE DEVIL & TOM WALKER. pgs. 258-268. Washington Irving. Washington Irving. He was the 1st American writer to gain an international reputation. He was born & bred in New York’s Hudson Valley, the setting for many of his stories. Washington Irving.
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THE DEVIL & TOM WALKER pgs. 258-268 Washington Irving
Washington Irving • He was the 1st American writer to gain an international reputation. • He was born & bred in New York’s Hudson Valley, the setting for many of his stories.
Washington Irving • He studied law but found he enjoyed travel and writing much more. • He traveled throughout Europe reading & studying European Literature.
Washington Irving • He began writing satirical essays in 1807 using the pen name Jonathan Oldstyle. • Irving, with his brother William, began publishing a humorous magazine named for a spicy appetizer, “Salmagundi”.
Washington Irving • After a brief stint in small publications he toured Europe where he conceived and created his two most famous works: • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow • Rip Van Winkle
Washington Irving • Both stories transformed German tales into distinctly American narratives set in Hudson Valley. • He created two of the most famous characters in American literary history: Ichabod Crane and Rip Van Winkle.
Washington Irving • Shortly after these two American classics were published, Irving transformed another Germanic tale--The Devil & Tom Walker.
The Devil & Tom Walker • It is a story about ill-gotten wealth. • Tom Walker sells his soul to the Devil in exchange for earthly gain. • It was a story with a timely message. Old Puritanical beliefs of devotion to God were fading & materialism rose in its stead.
The Devil & Tom Walker • 3rd Person Point of View: *Also referred to as 3rd person omniscient, it is the point of view where an all-knowing narrator relates the events of the stories.
3rd Person • 3rd Person Characteristics: • The Narrator is on the outside of the plot looking in • Details about the thoughts and feelings of all the characters are given • The narrator gives commentary on the events of the story
CHARACTERIZATION • DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION: • The narrator tells the reader what the character is like. • INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION: • Personality traits are revealed through words, thoughts and actions of the characters.
Vocabulary • Avarice: greed • Usurers: moneylenders who charge high interest. • Extort: to obtain by threat or violence. • Ostentation: a boastful display. • Parsimony: stinginess