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    , “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” Disneys 1949 cartoon was faithful and accurate to the washington Irving’s book because, Ichabod Crane was described as Tall and lanky as some of his characteristics in both Washington Irving’s book and the 1949 Disney movie. Brom Bones was the reason Ichabod had to fight for katrina. In both the movie and book Ichabod was always standing strong in the fight for katrina even though he was smaller. In Washington Irving’s book, “The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow”; Ichabod

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    reputation. A major part of Washington Irving's legacy was his ability to draw on European folk tales he heard throughout his trips to Europe to create a fabricated history of his home state in some of his most famous literary pieces such as “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” Author’s Background and Historical Context Washington Irving, named in honor of George Washington, was born on April 3, 1783 in Manhattan, New York. Irving grew up in a Scottish and English household next to a large Dutch population that

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    The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Essay The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving is about a school teacher named Ichabod Crane who falls in love with a girl named Katrina. But, unfortunately for him another guy named Brom Bones likes her too. So, after going to a halloween party and learning about the Headless Horseman. Ichabod goes the the bridge where the horseman resides, and it (Brom Bones) chases him, he runs away from Sleepy Hollow, never to be seen there again. Ichabod has several character

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    • “Girl One: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Girl Two: Beware, beware the Headless Horseman. Girl Three: Icabod Crane, never seen again.” (Page 6) The story is being told by three girls, telling their friend the story of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. The focus is on Icabod, who is the main character. His main role in the story is as the main character – the schoolmaster of Sleepy Hollow, and the person who was never seen again after an encounter with the Headless Horseman – portrayed as a ghost. •

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    Illinois University, states, “Ichabod Crane and Brom Bones certainly seem to represent distinctly different versions of masculinity” (“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”: Discussion Questions). This source supports the major conflict that occurs in the story and proves the Marxist approach to the text. Washington Irving’s Marxist approach to “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” and the conflict he created between imagination and reality, left his audience curious, and on the edge of their seats. Irving played

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    Michelle Ball Thompson ENG 251-C01 Literary Essay Oct 3, 2017 Title of Essay The short story of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” by Washington Irving introduced the character Ichabod Crane. Ichabod’s name means “No Glory” which is the essence of the character himself. Ichabod’s legacy became a sort of an old wives’ tale by which he believed in so much he ultimately fell victim to. Ichabod is a character that is a bit of an underdog that you feel compassion for but inevitably conclude he received the

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    The authors use the same type of figurative language in all three stories. “Sleepy Hollow”, “The Minister’s Black Veil”, and “The Devil and Tom Walker”, all three use imagery. The use of imagery is used throughout the stories to comprehend the setting, mood, and to get across the personality of the characters. Washington Irving’s, the author of the story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”, uses imagery throughout the story to interpret the setting and mood of the story. At the beginning of the story

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    Ichabod Crane is not only a dynamic all-around character, but he is one of the main characters in the story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving. The story is somewhat of a dramatic love story set in a creepy town in New York in the 1800’s. Ichabod Crane and Abraham Brom VanBrunt (Brom Bones) were in competition for the same girl (Katrina). Of course, this girl happens to be the daughter of the richest guy in town and she is’ pretty good looking. Ichabod thought if he would hit on her

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    Could anybody ask for a better name then Sleepy Hollow for this town. All the people of the town are sleepy and inactive. There is also a hollow along the Hudson River which is right up close to the town. In this short story of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Irving captures the setting well through description, how it affects the characters, and the way it fits with gothic attributes of this time. In the first couple paragraphs it shows how much Irving wants us to get the creepy and scared feeling

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    or thing that often include ghosts, hauntings, demons, myths and legends. This topic is so controversial that most of the popular works of art such as books, movies, and tv shows are associated with the genre of horror and superstition. One famous American short story writer known as Washington Irving wrote a famous short story and in this story, he uses the supernatural to dictate the plot of the story. “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” was a speculative fiction story written by Washington Irving. It

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