Answer:
The correct answer to the question: What trait typical of the Romantic era is featured in Washington Irving´s short story "The Devil and Tom Walker", would be, first, the presence of the supernatural world, and the second, and most important, is the emphasis on the individual experience that the main character has throughout the story.
Explanation:
"The Devil and Tom Walker" is a short story written by Washington Irving, and published in 1824, about a man, Tom Walker, who ends up losing it all, including his life, for having allowed his greed and ambition for money to lead him to strike a deal with the devil, and try to swindle him in the process. In the end, Tom Walker not only loses all his material wealth, but he also loses his life and his freedom.
This short story presents several of the characteristics of the Romantic era, among which, we can see, the appearance of the supernatural world, embodied by spells, magic and particularly, the devil. The second, is an emphasis on the particular experience of Tom Walker regarding this supernatural, and also natural, world. A third characteristic that can be see, is the experience the reader gets on the natural world that surrounds most of the story, and its importance for the whole purpose of the story.
