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
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drifted into American authors nighttime terrors. This transition can be clearly seen in stories like the “Legend of Sleepy Hollow”. The “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” takes place in a quaint neighborhood which‚ “abounds with local tales‚ haunted spots‚ and twilight superstitions.” (Irving n.p.). The Headless Horseman serves as the most renowned specter in the entire town of Sleepy Hollow. When he appears in the mortal world‚ the Horseman presents the appearance of a‚ “ghost of a Hessian trooper‚ whose
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has their little secrets Sleepy Hollow is a mysterious horror movie directed by director Tim Burton in 1999. Tim Burton is famous for making dark‚ fantasy and Gothic style movies like Edward Scissorhands and Corpse Bride. In this movie‚ Ichabod is a constable who believes sciences and unorthodox techniques and tries to challenge the old traditional justice system at that time. Later he is sent to investigate a series killer who has killed a lot of people in Sleepy Hollow and the heads all are taken
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In the short story “The Open Window‚” a horrifying event casued Mr. Nuttel to run out of the home of the Sappletons. A series of events resulted in Mr. Nuttel thinking differently about the Sappletons. Mr. Nuttel thought the Sappleton family was crazy because of this horrifying event that occurs in the story. He then comes to realize that he thinks hes going crazy to and seeing ghost as well with Mr. Sappleton. Vera the niece told Mr. Nuttel a story that caused him to have a nervous breakdown. He
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10 Creatures in Scandinavian Folklore REBECCA WINTHER-SØRENSEN OCTOBER 15‚ 2012 Check out our new companion site: http://knowledgenuts.com The Scandinavian Folklore consists of a huge variety of creatures‚ good or evil‚ which have frightened people for centuries. They were often meant to scare children‚ but even today they are essential and important to the modern northern society. In the 1890s‚ something changed in the way common Scandinavians saw themselves and their culture. They looked back
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A HUANTED HOUUUUUUUSEEE!! Virginia Woolf’s short story ’a haunted house’ is about a house and a ’ghostly couple’ that inhabit it. The short story uses much symbolism and is very short but can be read again and again with new discoveries each time. The first time I read this story I was pretty clueless to what it was all about. I was unsure of who the characters were and the story was just generally confusing and I got the feeling that the ghosts were antagonistic characters. What are they
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Edward G. Lengel. Inventing George Washington. New York: HarperCollin Publishers‚ 2011. 214 pp.ISBN:978-0-06-166258-4 (hardcover) Inventing George Washington is the stretch of historical events throughout Washington’s lifetime and the way he is depicted by other people. This book describes the myths and different images that other people may not know about George Washington. As the “Father of our Country”‚ people are curious as to what is true and what is not true about Washington and how he served
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Don Crane was angry with Mrs.Strangeworth because of the letters she wrote to him and his wife about their child and that is why I believed he cut down her roses. Don Crane and his wife were worried about their daughter because she hadn’t started to move around and grow yet. Then Mrs.Strangeworth wrote a letter saying “some people shouldn’t even have kids. This is why I believe that Don Crane had ruined Mrs.Strangeworth’s roses because he was angry at her for sending mean and rude letters to him
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In Irving’s “the devil and tom walker” he has used symbolism to exemplify the elements of romanticism by using the five characteristics of romantic literature. He uses imagination‚ idealism‚ and intuition to create a literary classic that teaches many valuable life lessons. All things considered this is why “the devil and tom walker” is one of the greatest short stories in history. Throughout the entire story imagination is a very prominent aspect‚ his vivid descriptions and writing allows you to
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Romanticism and Gothicism‚ intrigued many authors‚ leading them to use these styles in their works. An author named‚ Washington Irving‚ reflected both of these movements in his writing with a strong focus on the Romantic style. “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “Rip Van Winkle” were two of his most famous works‚ which portrayed the romantic ideas of this period. The description of the beauty of the natural world and a belief in the goodness of humanity were key romantic themes that make up large
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