Question

What satirical statement does Washington Irving make about Tom Walker and society in this excerpt from "The Devil and Tom Walker"?

He insisted that the money found through his means should be employed in his service. He proposed, therefore, that Tom should employ it in the black traffic; that is to say, that he should fit out a slave ship. This, however, Tom resolutely refused: he was bad enough in all conscience, but the Devil himself could not tempt him to turn slave-trader.

Answer 1

A. Shunning slavery is expected even from morally corrupt men like Tom.
B. Although Tom shuns slavery, he still oppresses people with extortion.
C. Supporting slavery and participating in the slave trade is evil.
D. Tom realizes that the slave trade is worse than extorting money from others.
E. Indulging in extortion is more reprehensible than supporting slavery.

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Answer 2

So, what is a satirical statement first?

Answer 3

Satire is a genre of literature, and sometimes graphic and performing arts, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, corporations, government or society itself, into improvement

Answer 4

I thunk it's D, but not sure.. :)

Answer 5

i think its not d..

Answer 6

that was my guess. if not...what do you think it'd be?

Answer 7

so in lay mans terms, what does that mean?

Answer 8

im not sure..

Answer 9

in order to answer this question, you need to really understand what a satire is

Answer 10

Actually..... I agree with @shadowlol

Answer 11

i posted the definition of it.

Answer 12

because " Tom resolutely refused: he was bad enough in all conscience, " aka, he was realizing that slave trade was awful (:

Answer 13

and he didnt want to do anything bad again, he had apparently, A very bad passed

Answer 14

past* pass ugh whatever point is he had done bad things before xD

Answer 15

it makes me think he may be understanding because of his past...

Answer 16

well he thought " : he was bad enough in all conscience, " 'he was bad enough' that means he didnt want to do anything else that was negative

Answer 17

so possibly a?

Answer 18

honestly, im stuck between a and d .-.

Answer 19

D was my first thought.

Answer 20

but i am kinda where you're at now

Answer 21

i think a because, "the devil" ' insisted ' thinking tom would go ahead and do the slaver ship thing, so he judging tom by his corrupt past

Answer 22

But then i think "d" because tom realized that the slavery ship thing wasnt right.

Answer 23

but i guess the whole moral and genre of the expert is that you could expect shunning slavery from corrupt men.

Answer 24

so i think a

Answer 25

well, you couldn't expect shunning slavery from corrupt men ;)

Answer 26

in real life no, because no one should judge a book by its cover but this story was made by an imperfect man trying to persuade people about his opinion being correct, to judge everyone by their past,

Answer 27

a does make sense....

Answer 28

but that's the thing, http://examples.yourdictionary.com/satire-examples.html
Check this out

Answer 29

i am now...but just looked real fast and there is possibly irony in the answer?

Answer 30

@FibonacciChick666 what are you thinking?

Answer 31

well @specek18 , I gave u my opinion, id personally go with "a" , but I didnt really take the class u are taking, so im not 100% sure. I dont know much about the topic, but I gave u all i know. hope it somehow helped. good luck (:

Answer 32

essentially, you need to determine what you think this phrase means "This, however, Tom resolutely refused: he was bad enough in all conscience, but the Devil himself could not tempt him to turn slave-trader."

Answer 33

okay. i'm just gonna click a:) thank you everyone!

Answer 34

Which of the following is a trait of American romanticism?

Answer 35

this is my next question...here are the options.
A. glorifying industrialization and modernization
B. exploring the imagination and emotions of the individual
C. regarding nature as superior to the individual
D. emphasizing logic and scientific fact
E. criticizing superstitious beliefs and blind faith

Answer 36

'B'

Answer 37

Which sentence contains a restrictive clause?

Answer 38

A.They decided to meet where the band was performing.
B. The children, sweaty and miserable, piled into the bus.
C. They put the baby, who was fast asleep, in his crib.
D. The girls, overwhelmed by the sale, bought many shoes.
E. The child, who was now wailing, ran toward his mother.

Answer 39

@misswinzeyyy are you able to keep helping?:)