Tom Walker

E78572

Tom Walker is the greedy, miserly protagonist of Washington Irving’s short story who makes a fateful bargain with the Devil.


Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
alternativeName Old Scratch’s client
appearsIn The Devil and Tom Walker
associatedWithTheme Faustian bargain
consequences of greed
greed
moral corruption
characterInGenre short story
characterTrait avaricious
cowardly
greedy
hypocritical
miserly
createdBy Washington Irving
diesBy being carried off by the Devil
fictionalOccupation usurer
firstPublicationYear 1824
firstPublishedInWork Tales of a Traveller
hasSpouse Tom Walker’s wife
livesNear a swamp
makesPactWith the Devil
nationality American
pretendsToBe pious Christian
protagonistOf The Devil and Tom Walker
religiousHypocrisy yes
settingOfLife New England
symbolizes moral decay in pursuit of wealth
the dangers of greed
ultimatelyPunishedBy the Devil

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.