In the town of Sleepy Hollow, we find Ichabod Crane, the protagonist, who begins to notice the daughter of the richest man in town, Katrina. He decides to pursue a relationship with Katrina. However, this decision starts trouble with Katrina’s other suitor, Abraham "Brom" Van Brunt. There is a party at Katrina’s house later she breaks up with Ichabod. Heartbroken Ichabod makes his way home when he is interrupted by the Headless Horseman. The next day, Ichabod has disappeared and no one knows what happened to him. Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a prototype for the modern-day film. Although the story, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, has an influence on today’s film there is some major difference between film presented to adult and children. Tim Burton’s Sleepy Hollow is an extreme example of this difference. In Burton’s telling of the story,
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One of the first examples is evident in the following excerpt: “‘However wide awake they may have been before they entered that sleepy region, they are sure, in a little time, to inhale the witching influence of the air, and begin to grow imagination- to dream dreams, and see apparitions.’” (1.6). Another scene in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow establishes the theme of truth. This occurs after the disappearance of the Ichabod Crane where the townspeople and even the narrator question his whereabouts. Additionally, Irving uses descriptive details to convey the theme of truth. A strong example is the description of the story itself. Overall the story is told from third person objective this means that it is mostly he/she said. The story goes through two people that we know of. First, the story is heard and told by the old man and finally, it is heard and told by Diedrich Knickerbocker. Finally, the theme of truth is a constant theme throughout the modern interpretation of Irving’s
One of the first examples is evident in the following excerpt: “‘However wide awake they may have been before they entered that sleepy region, they are sure, in a little time, to inhale the witching influence of the air, and begin to grow imagination- to dream dreams, and see apparitions.’” (1.6). Another scene in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow establishes the theme of truth. This occurs after the disappearance of the Ichabod Crane where the townspeople and even the narrator question his whereabouts. Additionally, Irving uses descriptive details to convey the theme of truth. A strong example is the description of the story itself. Overall the story is told from third person objective this means that it is mostly he/she said. The story goes through two people that we know of. First, the story is heard and told by the old man and finally, it is heard and told by Diedrich Knickerbocker. Finally, the theme of truth is a constant theme throughout the modern interpretation of Irving’s