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In the short story “The Devil and Tom Walker�, the author shows greed by the main character selling his soul for a large treasure, being a cheap and greedy moneylender, and the lack of the main character and his wife sharing the wealth between each other in order to show that people will do anything for money and become rich.
“The Devil and Tom Walker� was written by Washington Irving. Washington was a very famous American author. Washington Irving was born in New York on April 3, 1783. In his childhood he only went through a basic education. During this time, he showed interest in reading and writing (Washington). In 1815, Irving moved to London to work for his family’s business. But, the family business closed due to failure. After that occurrence, he decided to be a committed full time writer. He thought that to be successful he would need to write differently than the American author would. “Irving believed that in order for an American author to succeed; he or she......

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