Katrina Van Tassel Summary

Katrina Van Tassel is considered as pretty and rich women in the town. She is the object for both protagonist and antagonist. The only thing she does in this story is that she dumps Ichabod Crane. In the story, it is said that she is a flirt and wore a “pink skirt” (Irving,4). In the early 1800’s people were so much fashionable. In fact, there was nothing like a mini skirt that time. Women started wearing mini skirt in 1960’s. In the town, she is known as a tough lady to be impressed. According to her character it seems like she is often trying to use her parents, Ichabod and Bones. Her dad gives her whatever she wants, she uses Ichabod to make Bones jealous of her beauty as how beautiful she is considered in the whole town.