While Washington Irving's true purpose in writing "The Devil and Tom Walker" might never be known, we can deduce from the times and the themes of the story what it might have been. For example, because of the strong Puritan influence on literature during the 1800s, it is easy to show how greed and wealth act as opposites to godliness and charity; Tom Walker is a greedy man and even in his "repentance," which is only lip-service, he acts greedy, leading directly to his personal destruction. When his wife disappeared, he does not feel regret at all more expensive. He was looking for, but the treasure.
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