Study sync, focus question 5Think about the title Chekhov has given this short story. In light of yevgeny's profession, what takes place in the story, and what yengeny learns about how to get through to his son, why is the title "home" so appropriate ?

The answer is "he was bad enough in all conscience, but the devil himself could not temp him to turn slave-trader. satirical is a synonym for sarcastic. so when the author says that tom walker could not be tempted by the devil he does not literally mean "the devil" but he means that he is too morally upright to become a slave-trader.