Amy Irving

In The legend of Sleepy Hollow the story takes place in Sleepy Hollow in New York. Sleepy Hollow is a very small and quiet town. It is said that the town is under some kind of enchantment. Its residents all seem to move a little slower, daydream a little more, and be more prone to believe in the supernatural. The characters start with Diedrich Knickerbocker, the narrator of this short story. Next is Ichabod Crane. Ichabod is the itinerant school teacher of Sleepy Hollow. He was described to be…

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving portrays many voices. This writing shows the romanticism, complex voice, and the idea of transcendentalism. When one thinks of romanticism, they may think of someone who is romantic. In reality, romanticism is something very different. Romanticism involves nature, emotions are essential to life, and that dreams mean something. The description of nature in this writing is very romantic. The writing states “Not far from this village, perhaps…

expound on the development of young America. Washington Irving is reflected as the father of American short story. His inscription depicts the invention of the American myths that deal with ancestors, heroes, and mystical beings that are an essential part of the American culture. The tradition reflected in the story expounds on the aspects of the natural world by presenting the psychology, ideals, and customs of the American society. Irving successfully depicts the fresh physiognomies of…

The short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" was written by Washington Irving in 1820. The story was inspired by the new era of time after the American Revolution (1765-1783) and how this varied with the times before and during this significant event. The film, Sleepy Hollow is an adaptation of the short story. It was directed by Tim Burton and published in 1999. It stars Jonny Depp as Ichabod Crane, Christina Ricci as Katrina Van Tassel and Christopher Walken as the Headless Horseman. Though…

Janis L. Irving developed a significant theory of group decision making that he called groupthink. Groupthink is an idea in which a group makes faulty decisions due to group pressures that lead to a deterioration of “mental efficiency, reality testing, and moral judgment.” Group members have to the extent of devaluing other people and valuing the group as their highest and only priority. These groups suppress any personal doubts, beliefs, or judgments and follow group’s leader suggestions. As a…

Tom Walker addresses a typical setting and theme of American Romanticism. As the young nation matured, the woods became symbolic of individualism, passionate self-discovery that moved past the book learning of now crowded cities. The woods changed from a threatening place of danger to life, limb and soul (just ask the folks in Salem). Man was left in the woods surrounded by nature to investigate his own being and moral makeup. Here Tom Walker faces his insatiable greed and does not learn his…

In the Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving there are two main characters. Their names are Ichabod Crane and Brom Bones. They didn’t like each other not one bit. Ichabod crane is the protagonist of the story because everything focuses on him. On the other hand, Brom Bones is the antagonist because he is always interfering. There are some similarities and differences between Ichabod Crane and Brom Bones. Ichabod was an instructor to the children of vicinity. He also looked different. He…

Magical ale, haunted crews, headless goblins, and witchcraft, all elements of these two short stories by Washington Irving, used to draw the reader’s attention. Both “Rip Van Winkle” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” share characteristics of Irving’s love for the areas he visited as a young man, his sense of humor, and a knack for alternative plot development. These pieces more specifically share descriptive settings placed in the same region, as well as Irving’s sarcasm toward gossiping wives…

of Sleepy Hollow: “He assisted the farmers occasionally in the lighter labors of their farms, helped to make hay, mended the fences, took the horses to water, drove the cows from pasture, and cut wood for the winter fire” (Baym 968). In the story Irving doesn’t tell us what was the conversation after the Harvest festival between Katrina and Ichabod about. He just mentions, “Something, however, I fear me, must have gone wrong, for he certainly sallied forth, after no very great interval, with an…

Rip Van Winkle, a short story by Washington Irving, displays elements of the American Romanticism, as the author depicts the natural landscape associated with fantasy. The supernatural is a very prevalent theme in Romantic literature, and so is the love for the natural landscape, in opposition to the modern life in the city. These elements help isolate Rip Van Winkle from society, in a way that when he returns from his fantastic 20-year sleep, he becomes “the local storyteller, demonstrating the…