“Then he said to them, Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a mans life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions” There is a great destruction from greed and temptation, as exemplified in this story. The Author of “The Devil and Tom Walker” shows greed and temptation through the Walker’s marriage, the relation- ship between Tom’s wife and the devil, and Tom and the devil’s …showed first 75 words of 323 total…

…showed last 75 words of 323 total…would take things into her own hands. She was missing for many days, so Tom went to look for her because he wanted back his belongings she had taken. As Tom found his wife, he “seized the checked apron, but woeful sight! found nothing but a heart and liver tied up!” (pg.178) Tom’s wife’s deal with the devil obviously had not gone as planned. Needless to say her temptation lead her to destruction.