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The Devil and tom walker Washington Irving
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A Tall Tale "The Devil and Tom Walker is a tall tale, a type of folklore associated with the American frontier. Tall tales are humorous stories that contain exaggerations and invention. Typically, their heroes are bold just foolish characters who may have superhuman abilities or who act as if they do. Alpine tales are not intended to exist conceivable; their exaggerations are used for comic outcome. When Irving writes that Tom "had lived and so long with a termagant wife that he did not fifty-fifty fear the devil," he stretched the truth to gain a laugh.
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Romanticism Historic period of Reason – 1700's everything had a logical, scientific caption. Emphasized reason and societal values. Early on 1800's - Romanticism begins as reaction to the Age of Reason. Personal intuition, instincts valued over reason and society Focus on the specific Value placed on the unique Abolitionists Wanted to expose religious hypocrisy Valued nature Interested in the supernatural
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Transcendentalism Valued individuality Non-conformist Civil disobedience Emerson and Thoreau are fathers of move Solitude
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Writers of the Romantic and Transcendentalist movements Washington Irving - named after president, 1st Am. Writer, wanted international fame, was in exporting business. Wrote "Legend of Sleepy Hollow," "Rip Van Winkle," and "The Devil and Tom Walker." - A U.South. diplomat, he studied law for 6 years Ralph Waldo Emerson - Poet who grew upwards poor, but attended Harvard at age14. Born in Boston, MA, and studied ministry building – his father was a minister. - Doubted faith due to wife'south death – resigned ministry - Died at age 79 Henry David Thoreau Born in Concord, MA, and died at the age of 45. He graduated from Harvard at age 20. He was a careful observer and deep thinker. He wore a greenish sport coat instead blackness as was required at Harvard. Wrote "Walden" – about his experiment living in a small cabin in the woods past himself He was an abolitionist and wrote "Civil Disobedience" well-nigh non-violent protest.
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Virtually the Story "The Devil and Tom Walker" is a short story by Washington Irving that offset appeared in his 1824 collection of stories titled Tales of a Traveller. The story is nearly a human, Tom Walker, who sells his soul to the Devil in order to obtain wealth. He later regrets this determination when he has to suffer the consequences.
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Romantic Elements Love of nature/details near swamp Tom wants nothing to do with slave trade (abolitionist) Fascination with supernatural-boondocks is not surprised and acts as if information technology is normal for Tom to exist a ghost riding on horseback and the devil showing up.
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Romantic Elements Specificity-very close attention to detail in swamp clarification Deacon Peabody (church figure) is depicted equally a hypocrite. Besides, Tom's change toward organized religion is manifestly for purely selfish reasons, so he, too, is a hypocrite. (Anti-Puritan)
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Romantic Elements Love of Solitude-Tom likes to walk alone. He besides is not upset when his married woman dies, leaving him alone. Non-conformist-Tom is not afraid of the devil every bit most people would be
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Allusions of note. Helm William Kidd (c.1645 – 1701). In 1695 the king of England deputed Captain William Kidd to arrest all pirates in the eastern seas. When Kidd arrived at the Comoro Islands, nevertheless, he joined the pirates instead of hunting them down.
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The current Financial Crisis comes at the heels of a financial boom. Massive speculation in the real estate marketplace was part of the problem, along with credit swaps and other crafty means wall street traders found to make coin. A Reflection of the Times "In a discussion, the bully speculating fever which breaks out every now and then in the country, had raged to an alarming caste, and every body was dreaming of making sudden fortunes from nil. As usual the fever had subsided; the dream had gone off, and the imaginary fortunes with it; the patients were left in doleful plight, and the whole land resounded with the consequent weep of "hard times."
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What would yous exercise if you were told where buried treasure was? Would you hunt for it? Would you go on information technology secret? Would you lot share your gains? Literary Criticism According to the critic Eugene Current-Garcia, "The Devil and Tom Walker" achieves stark imagery that transforms such commonplace American activities as money lending, timber cut, and treasure hunting. . . Into grotesque emblems of spiritual deprivation, emotional sterility, hypocrisy and lovelessness." Do you agree? Pair Share with the person adjacent to yous.
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The Cost of Borrowing: What kind of living would Tom Walker earn today as a moneylender? Hypothesize based upon a home estimated at $300,000.00. You need a $100,000.00 loan, at six.0% involvement over the form of 30 years. Factor in property tax at i.5%. Yous would pay : Monthly Payment of $599.55 $115,838.xix towards interest Showtime payment: $500.00 goes toward interest, $99.55 towards the loan. Toms New Business Dealings What business does Tom go into? What makes this possible, and what makes this such a adept fourth dimension to become into business?
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Vocabulary • Prevalent: adj. widespread • Discord: n. lack of agreement or harmony; conflict • Impregnable: adj. incapable of being taken past strength; able to resist attack • Melancholy: adj. depressing; dismal; gloomy • Surmise: v. to infer from picayune or no evidence; guess • Obliterate: v. to remove all traces of; erase • Speculate: five. to appoint in risky business concern ventures, hoping to make quick profits • Parsimony: n. Excessive frugality; stinginess • And stagnant, precarious, forehandedness, resolute, superfluous
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