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    American romanticism in the movie. For instance, romanticism in the movie are pertaining to a supernatural spirit, nature, and self-intuition. Ichabod Crane was a hero in more than one time in the movie because he used his self-intuition. Tim Burton demonstrates self-intuition in the movie “Sleepy Hollow” in a variety of different ways. Ichabod Crane used his self-intuition in the movie “Sleepy Hollow” by using it to help make decisions about what is wrong or right. In the beginning of the…

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    In the clandestine cover of nearby bramble, I witnessed the raid of Ichabod Crane. Many have speculated, but I am certain of the events of that fateful evening and where legend abandons, I elucidate. I had followed Crane throughout the hours succeeding the attack. However, not only had I followed, I lusted. The Van Tassels’ yearly party marked the date of the event, however it seemed the other way as the party was full of ennui. This was not my first party with the Van Tassels and each year…

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    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…

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    taking place at the school, where Ichabod teaches his pupils. The Van Tassel farm and household are also a main setting in the play, which is equally represented in the story. Also, the woods where most of the conflict happens in the story is also represented in the play. Similarly, the conflict of the play is almost exactly the same in the presentation as it is in the story. The main conflict of both the play and short story is fighting for love. Both Ichabod Crane and Brom Bones love Katrina…

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    certain aspects of concern held by many citizens of the changing political, social, and everyday fundamentals of life after the Revolutionary through a theme of the powers of imagination and how it could lead to a devastating downfall. It is through Ichabod Crane, the protagonist, that the narratives intention to warn of dangers of relying solely on the progressive imagination that had taken hold of the leaders of their infant country, just as Crane’s own imagination allowed his continued belief…

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    the Dutch settled. The residents and visitors say that the sleepy hollow is known for its ghosts and the haunting atmosphere. Irving wrote this story in the early 1800’s. He was born in Tarrytown. The main purpose of this essay is about Ichabod who plays the role of an anti-hero and the way he is made fun of his physical structure and also Brom Bones who is kind of an anti-villain in the story. It was said that the headless horseman was a soldier who…

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    companion is the literal Devil, as opposed to Ichabod Crane’s more metaphorical one. The Devil brings him to a gathering of all of his followers, which consist…

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    has mostly the same effect, however this story has a little bit more drama. Rip Van Winkle and Ichabod Crane both love being outdoors, and that is were the guys spend most of their evenings at. It happens to…

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    courtship strategies of Irving’s characters, Ichabod Crane and Brom Bones, with Longfellow’s characters Miles Standish and John Alden. My point is to explain why I believe one character’s strategy may have been more successful than the other and to compare these courtships to the Romantic era. Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is set in a…

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    In the short story,“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by Washington Irving, Katrina Van Tassel must choose a husband. I, Ichabod Crane am the one Katrina should marry. Katrina deserves a husband who supports the family with a well paid job and a great love for children. I am a school master and I am highly respected by the pupils I teach and their family. I believe the golden rule, spare the rod and spoil the child is a very important one to follow for “[I] was not one of those cruel rulers of the…

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