In "The Devil and Tom Walker", Tom Walker is widely know for being a stingy and greedy man. The narrator describes Tom as being so stingy that he and his wife try to deny each other food. Tom continues to be stingy even after he has become wealthy after making a deal with the devil. After becoming wealthy he builds a large house in Boston to show off his wealth but he leaves the inside...
In "The Devil and Tom Walker", Tom Walker is widely know for being a stingy and greedy man. The narrator describes Tom as being so stingy that he and his wife try to deny each other food. Tom continues to be stingy even after he has become wealthy after making a deal with the devil. After becoming wealthy he builds a large house in Boston to show off his wealth but he leaves the inside unfinished and unfurnished. In addition to being incredibly stingy, Tom is also greedy and rapacious. He sells his soul to the devil in exchange for the treasure of a famous pirate; however, even this treasure is not enough to satisfy Tom. He goes on to use the money to set up shop as a usurer or money lender in Boston. Tom is notorious for taking his clients for all that they are worth and driving them into default with his outrageous terms. Ultimately, Tom's greed and stinginess lead him to a horrible fate as the devil comes for him and carries him off on horseback. He is never seen or heard from again.
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