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    Suspense Essay Sanford

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    Although not everyone will agree‚ I want to present the  idea that the story that deserves the prestigious Edgar Award  is‚ “The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow”‚ written by Washington Irving.  It introduced such suspense that had the ability to capture your  attention. Although an appropriate runner­up would be “The Cask  Of Amontillado”‚ by Edgar Allen Poe himself. I felt it had some  boring aspects that left me feeling unsatisfied as a result. I  will prove my opinion by presenting my textual evidence piece by 

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    Ichabod Crane Analysis

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    As described in the story‚ Ichabod Crane is a school teacher who travels to Sleepy Hollow to teach the children of the area. This‚ in company with his ability to ingratiate himself‚ persuades many of the townspeople to successively lodge him at their homes for a week at a time‚ which serves as his sole source of shelter. He follows strict morals in the schoolroom‚ including the proverbial "Spare the rod and spoil the child"; outside the schoolroom‚ he is shown to have few morals and no motive but

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    In the short story of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow you will find two very different men‚ Ichabod Crane and Abraham Van Brunt‚ competing against each other for but one woman’s hand in marriage‚ Katrina Van Tassel. Katrina Van Tassel was a ravishing young lady of only eighteen and the only child of a very wealthy farmer named Baltus Van Tassel. Her father paid little attention to her other than to be proud of her good doings when they were praised by others. Because of her beauty‚ along with the wealth

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    The aim of this essay is to explore descriptions of landscape in one of his short stories found in this collection‚ “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”‚ thus proving how landscape is important to create atmosphere‚ transmit emotions‚ and reflect the characters’ personalities.

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    He was the schoolteacher of Sleepy Hollow‚ New York. He was a tall skinny man who had huge green eyes and a large hooked nose. Ichabod’s schoolhouse was a small one-room log building. It was brilliantly secured at night‚ so that a thief could get in but not out. Ichabod was not a cruel

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    begins with “once upon a time‚” and ends with “happily ever after.” In Washington Irving’s‚ “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow‚” set in post-American Revolutionary war New York‚ the conventions of present-day fairy tales are broken. With deep roots in historical European folklore‚ the story is a gothic tale of romance‚ fantasy and ironic humor‚ offering no definitive end. In “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow‚” Washington Irving uses an unreliable narrator‚ an extremely complex style of writing‚ and a dream-like

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    Alternate Ending to the Legend of Sleepy Hollow “If I can but reach that bridge‚” thought Ichabod‚ “I am safe.” The church bridge was rickety looking‚ but was the only way to safety. Ichabod could feel the hot breath of the black steed cutting close behind him. Petrified‚ he convulsively kicked in the ribs of old Gunpowder and they took off like lightening towards the bridge. Ichabod had cast a look behind him to see if his followers had vanished. Just then‚ the goblin rider had a pumpkin with

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    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

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    Crane versus Bones The main character in “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” is a man named Ichabod Crane. Although he is the main character‚ Irving portrays him in many negative aspects. Brom Bones is the complete opposite of Crane. He has all of the qualities that Crane lacks. Subsequently‚ the two are sworn enemies. Bones is heroic‚ stronger‚ and more appealing than Crane. Bones is depicted as the hero of the story. He is well known throughout the town and he is liked by everyone. He is also skilled

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    “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” (pages 16- 47) Washington Irving 1. Since the American Revolution is still fresh in the minds of those in Sleepy Hollow he tells the reader how who the Headless Horseman is said to be a ghost of a Hessian trooper who’s head was shot away by a cannonball. 2. In the beginning Irving links two important parts of the story to history the first in the Headless Horseman who was a Hessian trooper and served in the American Revolution which is the base of the supernatural

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