1. The Devil and Tom Walker
By: Washington Irving

2. About the Author
Irving was the first author to achieve and international reputation
He always enjoyed “observing strange characters and manners”
Fun Fact: He inspired the name for the New York Knicks basketball team

3. Vocabulary
Satire: a literary device in which people, customs, of institutions are ridiculed with the purpose of improving society.
Melancholy: Gloomy
Avarice: Greed
Propitious: Favorable
Ostentation: Display to impress others
Censurer: Criticize harshly

4. Open book to page 320
READ

5. Summary
In this short story, miserly Tom Walker takes a short cut home through a swamp. There, he meets the devil, who offers Tom buried pirates’ treasure on certain conditions. When Tom tells his greedy wife, she sets off to bargain for herself and is never seen again. Tom eventually accepts the devil’s offer and becomes and usher. After a life of cold blooded financial success, Tom regrets the deal he’s made and tries to escape his fate, but to no avail. The devil claims him and obliterates his ill-gotten fortune.

6. After Reading Quiz
Make sure you answer all the questions to the best of your ability. Any short answer questions must me in complete sentences to be graded.

7. Complete the worksheet about the short story.