Ichabod Crane In The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow

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In all our lives we have choices and depending on the choices we make it could change our lives for the better or for the worst. In the story “ The Legend of sleepy Hollow ”, Ichabod Crane is a strange man from New York seeking work as a school teacher in Sleepy Hollow. Sleepy Hollow is a town full of strange occurrences and peculiar people. Ichabod was being bothered by a superstition named The headless Horsemen and was also troubled by Brom Bones. Brom Bones disliked him because he didn't want Ichabod stealing his girl Katrina Van Tassel. Despite his foes actions Ichabod made a very wise choice close to the end of this story.

Ichabod Crane was being chased be the one and only Headless horseman. Ichabod was trying to escape the scary creature but when he turned to see if he made it, it was too late. The headless horseman hurled his head at Ichabod striking his cranium with a crash. The headless horsemen disappeared into the night but Ichabods body was never recovered. The reason for this is because he ran off back to New York where he is originally from to escape the whole town of sleepy hollow. All he left behind was the hose he was riding and a shattered pumpkin. His action cause great concussion the next sunday at
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Ichabod also had a positive outcome. While in New York Ichabod expanded his knowledge by studying in law. While studying law he also kept a job as a teacher but soon changed his career by becoming a politician. According to the story Ichabod finally had become made a justice of the Ten Pound Court. In the town of sleepy hollow not everyone believes that Ichabod made it out alive. Many thought that he haunted the old schoolhouse that was abandoned and left to rot. Whatever the case only Ichabod knows where he ended up, or did he? It was hinted in the story that Brom might of had some knowledge of what happened that night Ichabod was

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