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    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

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    versions‚ Ichabod Crane is a school teacher who loves apples. In Tim Burton’s Movie‚ he is a constable that is aided by Young Masbeth.

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    Is The Legend of Sleepy Hollow a good ghost story? If we want to know whether The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a good ghost story‚ we have to learn what makes a good ghost story at first. A good ghost story always make you nervous and scared. To make readers nervous and scared‚ we need to create a thrilling atmosphere. A dark area with lots of weird sounds (could be wind blowing or the wow of animals) and a few scary details would be perfect to do this. The details‚ although very small‚ are the

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    book the disappearance of the main character Ichabod Crane‚ leaves the readers guessing what the truth is behind the ending. In the beginning of the movie there are similarities to the book until later in the movie there is a twist that leads the plot to another direction. Washington Irving starts the short story by describing beautiful scenic images of a little valley surrounding Sleepy Hollow which is a place known to be the quietest in the world. Ichabod Crane is introduced as a man known for his

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    when he wrote the setting for the short story of Sleepy Hollow. However this town has been plagued with the presence of the Headless Horseman. In the story the school teacher‚ Ichabod Crane‚ tries to swoon the heart of the fair Katrina Van Tassel. When he is rivaled by the devious Brom Bones. In the movie however; Ichabod is a constable from New York sent to solve the murders of three people. All of which were killed in the same way; decapitation. In the story‚ Sleepy Hollow seems like a quaint

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    Textual Analysis of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" 1.) Romantic Description: a. pg. 715 - "there is a little valley‚ or rather lap of land‚ among high hills‚ which is one of the quietest places in the whole world.  A small brook glides through it‚ with just a murmur enough to lull one to repose; and the occasional whistle of a quail‚ or tapping of a woodpecker‚ is almost the only sound that ever breaks in upon the uniform tranquility." Irving describes nature as an untouchable force.  He ignores

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    solution to what happened to the Ichabod Crane and how he disappeared. Smith refers to the fact that at the end of the story‚ Knickerbocker states that “the old country wives maintain to this day that Ichabod was spirited away by supernatural means.”(Smith par. 11). Smith also brings up the conversation in the “Postscript” in which a man is sharing the story of Ichabod Crane’s disappearance (Smith par. 12). The narrator of this part‚ who I believe to be Ichabod‚ ends the story by saying “Faith sir

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    running on the FOX network. Airing on September 16‚ Sleepy Hollow is a modern twist on Washington Irving’s classic tale of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman. Ichabod Crane‚ played by actor Tom Mison‚ is a revolutionary soldier “resurrected” in the present-day town of Sleepy Hollow along with his foe‚ the Headless Horseman. The show explores the legend of the Apocalypse‚ with Ichabod and his companion Lieutenant Abbie Mills‚ played by actress Nicole Beharie‚ as the two witnesses who must try and stop

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    you his charators’s form. For example‚ Ichabod Crane "His head was small and flat at top‚ with huge ears‚ large green grassy eyes‚ and a long snipe nose‚ so that it looked like a weather-cock perched upond his spindle neck to tell which way the wind blew." This gave me the impression that he was a bird or a crow or some kind of fly animel in the bird catagory. To me it seemed like a bird cause‚ it didnt really seem like a really colorful creature. I see Crane as Adam and Eve. He just in this land

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    setting‚ characters‚ and plot points. Two of the many contradicting ideas are the character of Ichabod Crane and the conclusions. The similarities and differences of both accounts can be stated plainly below. The book and movie have several similar core ideas. Initially‚ the settings are evidently alike. Both take place in the city of Sleepy Hollow. Also the written story describes a quiet town of tranquil which is directly represented in the film. For the most part the same characters are present

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