Ichabod Crane's Disappearance Essay

Many things may have led up to Ichabod Crane’s disappearance or death. The question that still remain today from a speculative fiction story, written in 1820 from the author Washington Irving, is “Who is really responsible for the disappearance of Ichabod Crane?”. Although, there are many indications from who or what is held accountable for the disappearance, the one that rises from the above is Ichabod Crane’s ego. His ego had led him to seek “eye to eye” with the Headless Horseman and have his last breath merely a few feet away from crossing the church bridge. Aspects such as Ichabod’s ego leading him to believe that he can read tales of “Witchcraft” without a problem, also including him thinking that by showing Van Tassel his eagerness to work on the farm will give him a better chance at Katrina, and his ego making him believe that he will outshine the other contenders trying to win over Katrina Van Tassel which led to his downfall. The disappearance of Ichabod Crane is to be blamed on his overbearing ego. Ichabod Crane had a predominant ego which led him to believe that he can read numerous tales of witchcraft without causing an effect on him. The text states “No tale was too gross or monstrous for his capricious swallow.” From this quote you can expect that he read very ferocious text of witchcraft stories. This would be …show more content…
There are a variety of reasons such as blaming it on Katrina, Brom Bones, Ichabod or even all. These reasons should be taken into consideration,but the main reason is his ego. It could have been Katrina's fault for ending their relationship with him before his disappearance, or it may be accused on Ichabod for not being more careful, as well as blaming it on Brom Bones for scaring him at the circle during the gala. All of these assumptions are logical although, Ichabod’s dictatorial ego is the real reason why the pedagogue