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bammmbooo
bammmbooo
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High School - 10th Grade

Why does the occupation of Ichabod Crane change from a teacher to a constable in Tim Burton's film version of 'Sleepy Hollow?'

in the origional version ichabod is described as a school teacher, why did tim burton feel the need to change the occupation of ichabod crane? was it relevent to make the film more intresting or scary ect..

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Posted by bammmbooo on Saturday March 28, 2009 at 2:49 PM and tagged with character change in film version, icabod crane, the legend of sleepy hollow.

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  1. parkerlee
    parkerlee Teacher

    My guess is that it was for what you call 'economy of effect' - that is to say that within a limited frame (the length of the film in this case), making the character profile (Icabod's in this case) fit into the story line as conveniently as possible. It is more logical for a detective or police inspector to investigate a crime than a simple schoolteacher to do so; his role is more believable in this way. The "storyteller" (here, the film director!) can then focus on other things, such as getting the plot underway or adding significant description.

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/legend-sleepy/characters
    http://www.enotes.com/legend-sleepy/summary

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    Posted by parkerlee on Monday March 30, 2009 at 7:03 AM