Similar Symbolisms between "The Devil and Tom Walker" and "Young Goodman Brown"

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Walker was not easily convinced by the devil's words, but soon after the devil marked his signature onto his forehead, he took into consideration of becoming his usurer. After the devil outlined the plan of how Walker can accumulate money, Walker soon squeezed "the souls of the poor debtors" (66) into poverty...
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In this story, the devil symbolizes the temptation of money in which Walker could not resist. Although he tried saving his own life by turning to God, in the eyes of the devil, there is absolutely no way of cheating a way out of a contracted bargain. Much like Irving, Hawthorne also utilizes the devil as a symbol in his story...
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