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I don't believe there's any proof of a headless horseman actually...

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:00:49 PST

I don't believe there's any proof of a headless horseman actually existing. Irving borrowed the ideas found in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" from the German legends of Ruebezahl. He just took the characters and events and moved them to upstate New York. The most significant thing about the story is it was the first book to be published in America and be widely read in England. The headless horseman has become a part of American...

Is "The Legend Of Sleepy Holllow" real? From what I have heard, it was...

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:38:36 PST

Was there really a headless horseman?

The type of story that Washington Irving wrote, The Legend of Sleepy...

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 15:37:56 PST

The type of story that Washington Irving wrote, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,a story of fiction, makes it a unique American tale."Previously, the writing coming out of the colonies and then out of the new nation was primarily religious or historical.""It was the first book by an American writer to become popular outside the United States, and helped establish American writing as a serious and respectable literature."...

This story is one that is very popular with so many readers due to its...

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:35:22 PST

This story is one that is very popular with so many readers due to its supernatural elements and its suspenseful nature (along with the clever storytelling). There is also the classic "good guy" vs. "bad guy" type of love triangle (Brom and Ichabod vie for the same woman), which is a staple of many popular tales.Two themes are present in this story, city life vs. country life and imagination (eNotes). Irving shows a...

What makes this story a unique early American tale? What is the...

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:42:35 PST

What makes this story a unique early American tale? What is the recurring theme in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?"

Ichabod Crane is a schoolteacher in the town of Sleepy Hollow. Here is...

Sun, 1 Jun 2008 07:42:04 PST

Ichabod Crane is a schoolteacher in the town of Sleepy Hollow. Here is the quote stating this:Ichabod Crane, who sojourned, or, as he expressed it, "tarried," in Sleepy Hollow, for the purpose of instructing the children of the vicinity.He is not the most fair or proper schoolmaster, however. He disciplines his children not based on their offenses, but based on their stature. The same offense may be committed by a weak and a...

In the short story by Washington Irving, Ichabod Crane is a very strict...

Sun, 1 Jun 2008 07:31:46 PST

In the short story by Washington Irving, Ichabod Crane is a very strict school teacher and a music instructor. This is very different from the character in Tim Burton's film Sleep Hollow, in which Johnny Depp plays Detective Ichabod Crane. Your question is a good example why it is always important to read the story and not depend on watching the movie. Besides, the real writing is usually better than film adaptations, in my opinion. There...

What is Ichabod Crane's job in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"?

Sun, 1 Jun 2008 07:04:01 PST

What is Ichabod Crane's job in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"?

Thank you all for the help! I will try and use those ideas in my...

Wed, 28 May 2008 15:39:30 PST

Thank you all for the help! I will try and use those ideas in my essay, and in the rest of the project. (And only have until Monday!) Now I just have the story map... and poster... and 8 other assignments from this story to do!

Another theme that you could address would be that of mystery, as in...

Tue, 27 May 2008 19:32:31 PST

Another theme that you could address would be that of mystery, as in Sherlock Holmes and Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

You might also consider that all these authors are on the cusp of...

Tue, 27 May 2008 19:08:51 PST

You might also consider that all these authors are on the cusp of romanticism as a movement...focus on the use of nature, the preference of the individual over society as a whole, the use of the supernatural, the use of imagination, the use of the gothic in the stories you mention. I have not read all of these stories, so you will need to go back and select one to three of these items to look for. I would suggest a three column note-taking...

Thank you! Yes, the snow image is about a girl out of snow, but the...

Tue, 27 May 2008 18:56:42 PST

Thank you! Yes, the snow image is about a girl out of snow, but the father doesn't believe her to be a real angel, and takes her inside to warm her up, and she melts. I guess that could be considered morality. Do you know if I should be expecting any other people to show up and contribute? I realize this discussion board is a bit old.

If you compare Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" to one...

Tue, 27 May 2008 16:29:50 PST

If you compare Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" to one of Nathaniel Hawthorne's stories, you might contrast the "moral" of each story. Irving seems to have a "this is what you should learn" element in his story without getting into issues of morality and human nature. Hawthorne, on the other hand, seems to want to beat the reader on the head with his morality; he likes to explore the nature of good and evil...

Literature Project, Story Map and Essay

Tue, 27 May 2008 16:17:12 PST

The climax of the story comes toward the very end when Ichabod is on his...

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:59:41 PST

The climax of the story comes toward the very end when Ichabod is on his final ride through Sleepy Hollow. After Brom and the other guests have marveled each other with ghost stories, Ichabod sets out on his ride home, but his over active imagination begins to eat at him as he remembers the local ghost stories. He begins to sense someone following him and he believes it to be the Headless Hessian. He quickens his pace to try and lose him, but...

What was the climax in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"?

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:51:13 PST

What was the climax in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"?

From the description of him in this excerpt, we can infer that Brom...

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:04:05 PST

From the description of him in this excerpt, we can infer that Brom Bones is a generally good-natured guy. He likes to tease ("more mischief than ill-will"), but he can go too far, probably without even realizing it ("overbearing roughness"). You might call him a "gentle giant"--someone who looks like he could crush you with a hug, but who really wouldn't hurt a fly. The fact that he has a "strong dash of...

Brom Bones is a big brute, a bully, and he's pretty popular. Ichabod...

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:39:58 PST

Brom Bones is a big brute, a bully, and he's pretty popular. Ichabod cannot stand him because Brom is the man standing in his way of winning the heart, estate, and good food of Katrina. This passage is saying that Brom is always ready to fight, but that that he's generally playful "ready for either fight or a frolic". Brom's physical description would suggest that this is very true. He's extremely masculine. He is a big man with a...

Based on the passage, what can you infer about Brom Bones' character...

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:22:09 PST

This question is based on this passage:

"He was ready for either a fight or a frolic; but had more mischief than ill-will in his composition; and, with all his overbearing roughness, there was a strong dash of waggish good humor at bottom."

Irving takes his time developing Ichabod for the reader. He gives us...

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:05:15 PST

Irving takes his time developing Ichabod for the reader. He gives us insight into his everyday routines and idiosyncrasies. We know that he's a stern teacher, that he loves to read, he loves food almost as much, his imagination can get the better of him and often does, and that he has a soft spot in his heart for the opposite sex. By the time the reader meets Katrina can Tassel and Brom Bones we feel somewhat connected to Ichabod's life and...