1. The Devil and Tom Walker Washington Irving

2. From New York City From New York City Had a talent for creating fictional narrators Had a talent for creating fictional narrators i.e. Jonathan Old Style and Diedrich Knickerbocker i.e. Jonathan Old Style and Diedrich Knickerbocker

3. Washington Irving The Sketch Book The Sketch Book Based on German folk tales Based on German folk tales Narrator = Geoffery Crayon Narrator = Geoffery Crayon Brought him international success Brought him international success

4. Washington Irving Irving’s writing voice Irving’s writing voice Droll Droll As inflated as a preacher’s or politician’s at one moment and self mocking the next As inflated as a preacher’s or politician’s at one moment and self mocking the next

5. Washington Irving Writings he is famous for: Writings he is famous for: Rip Van Winkle Rip Van Winkle The Legend of Sleepy Hollow The Legend of Sleepy Hollow The Devil and Tom Walker The Devil and Tom Walker

6. The Devil and Tom Walker In New England, Tom Walker, meets a mysterious “black man” near a swamp (may be the devil) In New England, Tom Walker, meets a mysterious “black man” near a swamp (may be the devil) The man offers gold to Tom but he does not take the deal The man offers gold to Tom but he does not take the deal

7. The Devil and Tom Walker Tom’s wife hears about the deal and decides to take it herself Tom’s wife hears about the deal and decides to take it herself Tom never sees his wife again and its rumored he found her heart and liver in a tree Tom never sees his wife again and its rumored he found her heart and liver in a tree

8. The Devil and Tom Walker Tom makes a deal with the devil = he gets all the money he wants but he is a moneylender known for hard terms Tom makes a deal with the devil = he gets all the money he wants but he is a moneylender known for hard terms In his old age Tom becomes a churchgoer In his old age Tom becomes a churchgoer

9. The Devil and Tom Walker The man summons Tom back and Tom is last seen howling on the back of a horse The man summons Tom back and Tom is last seen howling on the back of a horse “the devil and Tom Walker” “the devil and Tom Walker”

10. Ticket to Leave What stories from pop culture do you know that involve someone making a deal with the devil for something that they think they want? What stories from pop culture do you know that involve someone making a deal with the devil for something that they think they want?

11. Background Archetype – An original or fundamental imaginative pattern that is repeated through the ages (plot, character, event, setting, or object) Archetype – An original or fundamental imaginative pattern that is repeated through the ages (plot, character, event, setting, or object) Archetypal plot – German philosopher Faust who sells his soul to the devil for knowledge and power Archetypal plot – German philosopher Faust who sells his soul to the devil for knowledge and power

12. Archetype Keywords or phrases help distinguish an archetype Keywords or phrases help distinguish an archetype i.e. “well-known” or “he always does” are used when speaking about the devil i.e. “well-known” or “he always does” are used when speaking about the devil

13. Archetype Description of the mysterious man (devil) Description of the mysterious man (devil) Appears without making a sound Appears without making a sound Dark but no recognizable face Dark but no recognizable face Face covered with soot Face covered with soot He carries an ax He carries an ax

14. Archetype Description of the mysterious man (devil) Description of the mysterious man (devil) Human sacrifice Human sacrifice Religious intolerance Religious intolerance Slave trade Slave trade Witch trials Witch trials

15. Literary Focus Mood – the overall feeling or atmosphere of a story, play, or poem Mood – the overall feeling or atmosphere of a story, play, or poem To figure out mood, start with the setting (how does it make you feel?), look at the writer’s word choice, then consider the plot. To figure out mood, start with the setting (how does it make you feel?), look at the writer’s word choice, then consider the plot.

16. Mood Descriptions that add to the mood: Descriptions that add to the mood: Tom’s house (154) Tom’s house (154) The swamp (154) The swamp (154) Tom looking for his wife (158) Tom looking for his wife (158) Practical everyday world (159) Practical everyday world (159) Tom carried off by horseback (160) Tom carried off by horseback (160)

17. Theme Those who make their money by making others suffer (and all those who are too greedy) are wrong and will suffer consequences. Those who make their money by making others suffer (and all those who are too greedy) are wrong and will suffer consequences.

18. #3 Tom = greedy and brave at first and crueler later Tom = greedy and brave at first and crueler later Mrs. Walker probably fought with the devil. Mrs. Walker probably fought with the devil.

19. #8 (Part 1) Mood = dark, then lightens when Tom makes the deal, and turns to dark/comical when Tom is taken off to Hell. Mood = dark, then lightens when Tom makes the deal, and turns to dark/comical when Tom is taken off to Hell.

20. #8 (Part 2) Dark mood = swamp Dark mood = swamp Lightened mood = details of Tom’s deal Lightened mood = details of Tom’s deal Dark/comical = horseback Dark/comical = horseback

21. #9 Tone = detached and witty observer telling a story with a moral. It has comical and frightening moments. Tone = detached and witty observer telling a story with a moral. It has comical and frightening moments.