It was popular because writers wanted to promote reason and rationality over tradition and religion.
Following are the three section in the excerpt provided, that compare the salesman to the Devil:
1. First is the short phrase: "Impious wretch!"This is because Impous means paying less respect to God and the Devil dislikes the Deity.
2. Second statement is: "He sprang ... me; his tri-forked like thing at ... heart." This is considerable sentence because the tri-forked sceptre is what the Devil always carries.
3. The final statement that suggests the comparison is: "still travels ... storm-time, ... drives ... brave trade ... fears of individuals." This sentence is an allusion of the trade of soul which is vastly described and talked about by many literary artists in the history of mankind.
Answer:
In the story, the character's response was important to the expert - the Court Attorney because whatever they said was most likely going to aid the investigation into the death of Mr. John Wright.
Explanation:
The story is about the investigation into the death of Mr. John Wright.
In those lines (1 through 5 that is), the conversation is between Mrs. Minnie Wright's neighbor Mrs. Lewis who was the first person to see Mr. Wright's body and the Court Attorney who had come to collect evidence against Mrs. Minnie.
At this time, Mrs. Minnie Wright is already in custody. Every word Mrs. Lewis made would either further incriminate the suspect or exonerate her.
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Love is the root word of lovable
Explanation:
Explosion frightened us.
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