Mr. Scratch
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Mr. Scratch is the cunning, devilish antagonist who bargains for souls in Stephen Vincent Benét’s short story "The Devil and Daniel Webster."
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antagonist
ⓘ
devil ⓘ fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| alignment | evil ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Scratch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the stranger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Devil and Daniel Webster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium | literature ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
American patriotism versus evil
ⓘ
Faustian bargain ⓘ legalism and justice ⓘ |
| basedOn | the Devil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterType |
soul-bargainer
ⓘ
tempter ⓘ |
| conflictType | supernatural legal dispute ⓘ |
| createdBy | Stephen Vincent Benét NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| firstAppearedIn | The Saturday Evening Post NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | soul trader ⓘ |
| hasPersonalityTrait |
charming
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cunning ⓘ devious ⓘ manipulative ⓘ |
| influencedBy | traditional folklore figure Old Scratch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| makesDealWith | Jabez Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory | American ⓘ |
| notableAbility |
legalistic manipulation of contracts
ⓘ
making Faustian bargains ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Daniel Webster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMotivation | to obtain human souls ⓘ |
| roleInWork | antagonist in The Devil and Daniel Webster ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | New Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| species | supernatural being ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
binding contracts
ⓘ
temptation ⓘ |
| workGenre |
American folklore-inspired fiction
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fantasy ⓘ short story ⓘ |
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