“The Devil and Tom Walker”

by Washington Irving

Respond to each statement in at

least 50 words. Give examples for your statements.

I decide and control how successful I am.

Money is the number one goal of people in society today.

Warm Up

Widely existing or occurring

prevalent

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Lack of harmony; conflict

discord

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dangerous

treacherous

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To obtain by threat or violence

extort

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Boastful display

ostentation

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stinginess

parsimony

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What do you know about the character

‘the devil’ from literature? How has ‘the devil’ been represented in media (movies, TV shows, songs, etc.)?

How do these representations of ‘the devil’ character affect society?

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Consider your warm up prompts,

what you know about ‘the devil’ character, and the title of the short story: “The Devil and Tom Walker”.

What do you think this story is going to be about?

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