LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
AMERICAN RENAISSANCE UNIQUELY AMERICAN ART LITERATURE AND CULTURE
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The certain conditions were very hard for Tom and required time for Tom think about them.
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Tom needed proof that the man was the Devil.
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Tom needed to discuss with his wife first.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Concerning the conditions of making the deal with Devil, What is the explanation for Tom’s “initial” resistance to make a deal with the Devil? The certain conditions were very hard for Tom and required time for Tom think about them. Tom needed proof that the man was the Devil. Tom needed to discuss with his wife first.
Detailed explanation-2: -He does not want to do the deal because his wife wants him to. “However Tom might have felt disposed to sell himself to the devil, he was determined not to do so to oblige his wife; so he flatly refused out of the mere spirit of contradiction."
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: The deal Tom Walker makes with the devil is Tom will receive Kidd the Pirate’s treasure in exchange for his soul (although the exchange of his soul his not explicitly stated in the story, it is implied).
Detailed explanation-4: -There was one condition which need not be mentioned, being generally understood in all cases where the devil granta f a vors; but there were others about which, though of less importance, he was inflexibiy obstinate.
Detailed explanation-5: -One night, Tom Walker met the giant and offered his soul in exchange for Captain Kidd’s treasure. The Devil now wanted more than that. He said that Tom would have to use the treasure to do the Devil’s work. He wanted Tom to buy a ship and bring slaves to America.