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The Devil and Tom Walker
English 11Slide2
What we see is not always what we get…sometimes we get more. Slide3
What does a rose symbolize?Slide4Slide5Slide6Slide7Slide8
Symbolism
Symbolism
is the use of
an object,
person, situation, or word to represent something
else in
literature.Slide9
Satire
Satire is the
use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.Slide10
Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZlDTT6MZL8Slide11
As we read:
You will need to take notes on the symbols we discuss. You do not need to copy the slides word for word but you will need to take enough notes to understand each symbol. Slide12
Setting
Just outside of Boston, Massachusetts
Near a wooded swamp
Importance of setting:
This swamp is the place where characters must confront the nature of their own beings and moral makeup. Slide13
Characters
Tom Walker
“A meager, miserly fellow,”
Dislikes his wife
Tom Walker’s Wife
“A miserly woman”, “a tall termagant”, “fierce of temper”, “loud of tongue”, and “strong arm”
Old Scratch
The devil, goes by many names, “a shock of coarse black hair, that stood out from his head in all directions” Slide14
Shortcut
Shortcuts are rarely good ideas.
This
symbolizes the shortcuts to wealth that could possibly be “ill-gotten.”
The shortcut is hard to navigate and confusing, much like the conscious of Tom Walker.
The lines that show this are:
Lines 39-42 Slide15
The Swamp
Tom takes a shortcut through the swamp
The swamp symbolizes pride, moral decay, and shortcuts
The lines that show these are:
Lines 38-40
Lines 94-102Slide16
Rotten Tree
This symbolize the moral decay of society.
This also symbolizes the lack of substance in Tom Walker’s life.
The lines that show this are:
Lines 96-100 Slide17
Old Scratch
Old Scratch is the Devil
The Devil symbolizes temptation
The lines that show this are:
Lines 128-131Slide18
Tom Walker
Tom Walker symbolizes the greed of society and how easy it is for some people to succumb to temptation.
The lines that show this are:
Lines 53-54
Lines 232-235Slide19
Tom Walker’s New House
This symbolizes the emptiness of his life and how fake it is.
The outside appears rich but the inside show that he has no substance.
The line that show this are:
Lines 269-272Slide20
The Bible
The bible under the mortgage papers symbolizes how money was far more important than anything else to Tom Walker.
He cannot find the thing that he thinks will save him.
The lines that show this are:
Lines 321-323 Slide21
Storyboard Assignment
You will be creating a storyboard with a minimum of six squares
. Your job is to start at the beginning of the story and move to the end, recording in both words and pictures the storyline of “The Devil and Tom Walker.”
Storyboard Must include:
Setting
Tom Walker
Tom Walker’s Wife
Old Scratch
At least two symbols (explain them)
Each Box Must Include:
Illustration with description