The Devil and Tom Walker

Symbolism

What is the Symbolism in "The Devil and Tom Walker"

Please give a quote from the story then analys the quote.

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The buried treasure the Devil offers Tom represents Tom's greed. The swamp represents the Devil's murky grounds. The Bible under the foreclosed mortgage represents Tom's hypocrisy about being a Christian.

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