The Devil Of Tom Walker And Th Essay -- essays research papers

Despite the evidence that Washington Irving uses to show his love for the States in his stories, he portrays many characters in the Devil and turkey cock footer and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow as greedy. Irving shows concern for America by placing stories in uniquely American moments. In this essay I testament prove through passages and quotes from Irvings stories that he shows his love for America in his stories and portrays some characters as greedy in the two stories.     The historical settings of these stories is made apparent(a) by the use of elements common to the revolutionary era. In The Devil and Tom Walker when Irving is describing the setting he gives an impression that it took place in America. In describing the setting he says, "It had been the stronghold of the Indians during their war with the colonists." Since the war took place in America this is one evidence of his love for America. Another is when Irving is describing the devil and he makes the point that he a particularly American devil. When the devil first-class honours degree meets Tom and the devil is telling him about himself he says, "I interest myself by presiding at the persecutions of Quakers and Anabaptists I am the great patron and prompter of slave dealers and the grandmaster of the Salem witches." In The Legend of Sleepy Hollow in that location are many American traits in the description of the setting. It is said by some to be the ghost of a Hessian trooper, whose head had been carried international by a...