Question

What effect does the omniscient narration have on the meaning and structure of the story "The Devil and Tom Walker"?
The narrator reveals the thoughts of some of the main characters of the story.
The narrator discusses the actions of some of the main characters in the story.
The narrator provides intimate details of the events in the main character’s life.
The narrator is removed from the story and gives details about all the characters.
medal for correct answer. please help!!!

Answer 1

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Answer 2

@freckles @dan815 @eliassaab @winsteria @e.mccormick
please help?

Answer 3

Hold on haha reading it

Answer 4

okay:) sorry i'm so impatient

Answer 5

No, it's cool! any idea how long this story is? (never heard of it, and I'd need to read it to help.)

Answer 6

This tale, which was told to the narrator, Geoffrey Crayon, during a peaceful afternoon of fishing, begins with a local legend concerning treasure buried by the notorious pirate Captain Kidd in a swamp not far from Boston. Near this swamp, in 1727, lives a miserly fellow named Tom Walker and his wife, a woman as miserly as he. These two, so greedy that they even try to cheat each other, are constantly fighting, and Tom’s face shows the physical marks of their arguments.

One day, cutting through the swamp, Tom comes across the remains of an old Indian fortification and discovers a skull with a tomahawk still buried in it. As Tom kicks at the skull, he hears a voice and looks up to see a black man, “neither negro nor Indian” seated on a stump. The man, wearing a red sash around his body, has a soot-stained face, which makes it appear as if he works in some fiery place. Tom soon recognizes the stranger as the devil, Old Scratch. The devil confirms the story of Kidd’s buried treasure and offers it to Tom but only on a certain condition, a condition that the story does not state but that is surely the possession of Tom’s soul. Old Scratch proves his identity by leaving the imprint of his finger burned into Tom’s forehead.

When Tom tells his wife of the encounter, she greedily urges him to accept the bargain, but to spite her he refuses. Unable to change Tom’s mind, she decides to make her own pact with the devil, keeping the profits for herself. After an initial inconclusive meeting with Old Scratch, Tom’s wife sets out again for the Indian fort, this time taking with her all the household valuables she can carry. When she does not return for several days, Tom, uneasy for his valuables, goes to find her. After a long afternoon’s search, he sees hanging in a tree a bundle tied in his wife’s apron. Thinking that he has found the valuables, he opens the apron and discovers only a heart and a liver. Evidently, his wife died attempting to deal with Old Scratch as she had formerly dealt with Tom, for around the tree are tufts of black hair obviously pulled from the devil’s head. Although unhappy about the disappearance of his valuables, Tom is consoled by the loss of his wife.

Feeling grateful and with a growing desire to gain Captain Kidd’s fortune, Tom seeks to renew his acquaintance with the devil. Old Scratch does not appear for some time, however, and, when he does, he seems reluctant to discuss the treasure. Finally, though, he agrees to relinquish the treasure if it will be used in his service. He first suggests that Tom become a slave trader. Tom balks at sinking that low but agrees to go into business as a moneylender or usurer.

Tom moves to Boston and becomes successful, exacting hard terms and showing no mercy to those in his debt. Growing older, Tom regrets his bargain and searches to find a way out of the pact. He becomes zealous in church attendance, prays loudly and publicly, keeps an open Bible in his home, and always carries a small one with him. He does not, however, give up his harsh business practices.

One hot afternoon, dressed in a white linen cap and silk morning gown, Tom is about to foreclose a mortgage. When the poor victim begs for a delay, reminding Tom of the money he previously made from him, Tom replies, “The devil take me . . . if I have made a farthing!” Immediately, there are three knocks at the door, and standing in the street is Old Scratch and a black horse.

Having left the small Bible in his coat and having covered the large one with the mortgage, Tom is helpless to prevent the devil from placing him on the horse, which gallops off down the streets of Boston. The next day, his house burns to the ground, and Tom never returns. It is said, however, that the swamp and Indian fort are haunted by a spirit on horseback wearing a white cap and morning gown. The story is so well-known, says the narrator, that it is the source of the New England saying, “The Devil and Tom Walker.”
this is just the summery...:(

Answer 7

@StudyGurl14 this is it

Answer 8

@timeflybyegirl @razor99 @Rainbow_dashie @vivNO @quickstudent

Answer 9

i think its b

Answer 10

okay. i'll go with that. thank you. it just wont tell me if it's right or not:/

Answer 11

I'm not sure sorry. It is hard to tell without the actual story

Answer 12

Since it is talking about point of view...summaries don't give information about point of view

Answer 13

only the basis of what happened

Answer 14

What point of view is it?

Answer 15

omniscient^

Answer 16

it's crazy because my school didn't even give the story to me:(

Answer 17

your welcome

Answer 18

failed the test again:( wont tell me which ones r wrong.

Answer 19

I'd say check for an e-book of it, and read it. If not, check the local library.

Answer 20

okay. thank you.

Answer 21

http://www.calaveras.k12.ca.us/07%20schools/chs/english/clambert/pdf%20files/devilandtomwtext.pdf

there's an ebook link
It doesn't look too long