The Devil and Tom Walker inferences

In the reading “the Devil and Tom Walker” there are 3 main characters.  Each character is directly or indirectly described by the character.  The main character, Tom Walker, is indirectly described as cheap because the author states “meagre miserly fellow of the name of Tom Walker”.   I can also infer that Tom got physically abused by his wife because the author indirectly states “his face sometimes showed signs that their conflicts were not confined to words”.  I can infer that Tom was a nosy person because the author indirectly says it “her husband was continually praying about to detect her secret hoards”.   The second character is Tom’s wife.  I can infer that she is secretive because the author directly states it when he says “whatever the woman could lay hands on she hid away”.  I can also infer that she is mean because the character indirectly affirms this “fierce of temper, loud of tongue and strong of arm”.  Tom’s wife is also brave because in the passage the author directly declares it “being of the same fearless temper as her husband”.  The last character is Old Snatch.  I can infer that Old Snatch is the devil because the author indirectly states it when he described his physical appearance “red eyes” “begrimed with soot, as if he had been accustomed to toil among fires and forges”.  I can assume that Old Snatch keeps his word because the author indirectly affirms it “Tom you’re to come for!  Said the black fellow, gruffly”.  I can infer that Old Snatch is not a good person because in the passage he indirectly states it when he explains who he is “I am the great patron and prompter of slave dealers, and the grand master of the Salem Witches”. 

The definition of theme is the central idea of a literature work.  I the passage “The Devil and Tom Walker” there are many themes.  One of those themes is that money does not buy happiness.  Even though Tom was rich he was unhappy and scared.  Another theme is that for money people would do anything.  Tom Walker sold his soul to the Devil, just because the Devil promised Tom riches.