Compare And Contrast Washington Irving

I think that the original piece made by Washington Irving did a better job at conveying its message because the plot was very simple and the theme was easy to identify. The plot of the Vasic 8 short story is much shorter, where in the movie there are many added events, such as: townspeople being killed by the Horseman and Ichabod's investigation. The movie's extensive plot makes the theme uncertain until the very end. However, in Irving's original work the theme is easily identified as soon as Ichabod's character is mentioned. Since we are aware of Ichabod’s true character in the short story, rather than having Lady Van Tassel’s true motives exposed later in the movie, the reader can sense the lesson the short story version is expressing more effectively.
Ichabod's character in the short story and Lady Van Tassel in the film make them the antagonist of their plot. In the short story version Ichabod learns that greed will get you nowhere. He is obsessed with Katrina’s wealth and beauty and doesn’t realize there are more important things in life than money. The story concludes with Ichabod leaving town out of fear of the Headless Horseman and humiliation of being rejected by Katrina. However, in the film, Mary’s greed is also a hatred of the Van Tassel's and Van Garett's' because they are the reason her family lost their home. Stealing their fortune is out of revenge and pursuit of their wealth, but not everything goes as planned. Ichabod gives the Headless Horseman his head back so that he is no longer controlled by Lady van Tassel. As a result, the Headless Horseman takes her back with him to