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Shane S. Br. Tom English Literature 27 November 2007 The Devil and Harold R. It was just another day in Harold's life, not knowing that a couple of hours from now his life will change forever, and he will be given a different outlook on life. Harold was a great kid who had the best work ethic in his grade and that led him to becoming the valedictorian of the class of 2010. However this was 20 years agoand now he is a wealthy business manager and now he is wealthy by means of money, however he is poor when it comes to family relationships. He has one wife who's name Shaquesha and a kid who name is Charlie. Because he has became so attached to his wok he has forgotten what a real family is like.

His parents do not even recognize him anymore and they have become horrified and have tried to get him help in the past but it is the same answer everytime he says,"No you do not even know me. Put a pipe in it." His parents are terrified by the way he is acting and they do not know what to do.

Harold's wife Shaquesha finally got fed up with his life style and how he treated her even when they were together. So Shaquesha and Charlie packed up and left, all they left for him was a note saying

Dear Harold, Maybe we can work this out at a later date, but if you truly love us you will spend more time with us and not so much at your work, and maybe just maybe you can quit your job and actually be a father to your son. I really hope you are ok but this is what our ralationship has come to. Hopefully you will wake up and put more important priorities in front of lesser priotities. Love, Shaquesha and Charlie

After reading this note he went out and went on a drinking vinge and hit up all the bars until his very last beer when he went to take a drink it, it was empty. He tried to dump some out and into his mouth but nothing came out. He checked again making sure it wasn’t his hallucination because by this time he had already drunken at least 30 beers. He looked over and there was no one around in a place that was full of people just a minute ago. This is when he saw him, he knew right away that it was the devil, but it was in weird shape that Harold could not make out at the moment.

The devil offered him a deal, he said," I will solve all of your problems if you give up your business." Harold thought it over and it sounded like a pretty good idea so he went along with it.

So he stumbled around the town and found himself in a mattress store and passed out on a bed. Harold is now fast asleep and dreaming, and in this dream God comes to him and tells Harold what he is doing wrong, and that is taking to much time out for himself rather that his family. God said that if Harold kept this up he would be alone for the rest of his life.

God then showed Harold what the future had in store for Harold if he kept going the way he is going and Harold is horrified. God said," do not listen to the devil he is evil you can figure this out on your own. I beleive in you, you can do it.

The devil then made Harold go through with the plan and Harold held up his side of the deal, but then the devil did not and instead of solving his problems at home he made them worse by causing Shaquesha to die. Harold was outraged and wanted to kill the devil but he knew he couldn't. Harold felt so bad when he heard that his wife was about to die. Harold sold his sole to the devil and by doing this Shaquesha was cured, but Harold still wanted to make sure everything was right. But the dream went on and it showed everything that would happen if he didnt change.

Harold thought back to what God showed him before, about him being alone for the rest of his life .Just thinking about this horrifying image showed him not being associated with his family or friends. He will never smile again in his life, because he is so miserable.

The last words he says to his father before he dies is, “ You do not know what you are talking about. I don’t ever want to see you again.”

Then when he goes to visit his son his son does not even know who he is and does not want anything to do with him. Harold could not live with himself after seeing these disgusting images. God then tells Harold that the devil has already token control of him but he has not realized it yet. Not knowing what He meant Harold tried to ask him what it was but before he knew it God was gone. God left him with one question and that was what has taken control over me, then he woke up. Harold was so glad it was only a dream and everything was back to normal.

Confused Harold went home to his mansion and thought about it for a couple hours before coming to a conclusion. He discovered that the devil was not a person, but it was a thing and it was money. In Harold’s dream he saw what the past was like and how he treated everyone around him. This terrified Harold and he was determined to change his life for the better.

Harold then called Shaquesha and apologized, and Harold would devote his life to his kids and his lovely wife. Harold then said to her that he was sorry and that he would give up his mansion for the ranch of his wife’s dreams, and all of the things he owned he would sell. He then added that he would do anything to make this relationship workout. Satisfied with his apology she came home, and it took a while for everything to get back to normal in the Rey household it ended up working out. Harold did not stop there he went and bought his parents a very nice house right on the beach. Harold visits his parents every single weekend now, and his parents are so proud they got their beloved son back. Harold did not quit his job, but now he has found out how to fit things in and now works at home and everyone is happy again.

Not knowing it the Devil tried to change his life and make Harold miserable. In the end the good guy won and that is God who had to go to extreme measures for this confused child of His to see what he was doing with his life and in the end this confused child of His turned out to be a great man. Harold then knew God was looking over his shoulder and helped all of this occur, and without God Harold would be alone. They just had to dig for it to find it.