Raven vs Legend of Sleepy Hollow Argumentitive Essay
Reginald Brown
English 2327
July 9, 2013
Making of a legend vs The Raven
The “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and the “The Raven” are both captivating pieces of literature because they capture the imagination and illuminate the mind, while creating darkness. Meanwhile decades later, both stories continue to captivate readers all over the world earning the reputation of being two of the best American folklore stories. Although Washington Irving and Edgar Allen Poe in their respective works “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “The Raven” use protagonists to describe events of the story, Irving’s text is the better of the two because his protagonist, as the underdog, is able to overcome physical and emotional abuse while becoming a legend. The plot in “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” builds much faster that the plot in “The Raven.” The narrator speaks of becoming tired and beginning to doze however being wakened by a noise that he feels is a faint knock. One of the reasons that Irving’s story is better than “The Raven,” is the extended time taken for the action to build in the plot. “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” is favored by most readers because it is a tale of good vs. evil. The story sparks the imagination of the reader. “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” is story of rivalry between the two main characters, Ichabod Crane and Brom Van Brunt. The story represents the struggle and triumph of a young America. Irving does well at building the story between the two characters seeking to win the love of a rich beautiful woman Katrina. “The Raven,” focuses more on the distress of young man suffering from the loss of his love and dealing with the emotions that follow. I did not enjoy researching the definitions of the symbols and words in the poem. I began to feel sorrow for the narrator, as he fell deeper and deeper into sorrow. He spent time trying to forget Lenore by reading books of to distract his mind. His attempts to forget were in vain.
English 2327
July 9, 2013
Making of a legend vs The Raven
The “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and the “The Raven” are both captivating pieces of literature because they capture the imagination and illuminate the mind, while creating darkness. Meanwhile decades later, both stories continue to captivate readers all over the world earning the reputation of being two of the best American folklore stories. Although Washington Irving and Edgar Allen Poe in their respective works “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “The Raven” use protagonists to describe events of the story, Irving’s text is the better of the two because his protagonist, as the underdog, is able to overcome physical and emotional abuse while becoming a legend. The plot in “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” builds much faster that the plot in “The Raven.” The narrator speaks of becoming tired and beginning to doze however being wakened by a noise that he feels is a faint knock. One of the reasons that Irving’s story is better than “The Raven,” is the extended time taken for the action to build in the plot. “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” is favored by most readers because it is a tale of good vs. evil. The story sparks the imagination of the reader. “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” is story of rivalry between the two main characters, Ichabod Crane and Brom Van Brunt. The story represents the struggle and triumph of a young America. Irving does well at building the story between the two characters seeking to win the love of a rich beautiful woman Katrina. “The Raven,” focuses more on the distress of young man suffering from the loss of his love and dealing with the emotions that follow. I did not enjoy researching the definitions of the symbols and words in the poem. I began to feel sorrow for the narrator, as he fell deeper and deeper into sorrow. He spent time trying to forget Lenore by reading books of to distract his mind. His attempts to forget were in vain.