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The author, Washington Irving, wrote the marvelous story “Ichabod Canes The legend of the Sleepy Hollow” published in English on 1900. Irving died in November 28, 1859, he was a great American short story writer, among many other things, of the early 19th century. He was best known after he wrote “ Ichabod Crane the legend of sleepy hollow” but he kept growing as a writer and had many more successful pieces of literature like “ A History of New York” and “the sketch book” . He became well known…

The Future is determined by one’s action in the present, So when given a chance to look at the future, people will want to come back to the present, and change their actions for a better future. In the novella A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Scrooge, the main character, is a wicked and grumpy man to start with. As four ghost visits him, with the ghost of future as the most influential, Scrooge becomes a caring, joyful man. All the ghosts are important in the development of Scrooge, but…

Introduction Set in the 1840s on Christmas Eve, A Christmas Carol chronicles the personal transformation of the protagonist, Ebenezer Scrooge after going through both love and festivity alongside grief and fear. The ‘Ghost of Christmas Past’ reminded Scrooge of a sense of festivity by revisiting his old headmaster Fezziwig; The ghost of Christmas Yet to come transformed Scrooge by exposing him to scenes where he sees his fiancée Belle and his own grave; The change of attitude is also evident in…

A Ghostly Turn of Events A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, is a beloved tale that people of all ages have loved for its emotional and moral appeal. It is a story focusing on the life of Ebenezer Scrooge, a greedy and cold-hearted money-lender, who is visited by four ghostly apparitions who convince him together to change his merciless ways. At the beginning of this tale, Scrooge does not recognize the effects of his greed, so the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future take it upon…

Sleepy Hollow is a cold, foggy, place that barely anyone visits. It is where the legend of the Headless Horseman began. They say that the Headless Horseman is the ghost of a Hessian soldier who got his head shot off by a cannonball in the Civil War, and has been searching for his head on the path of the Sleepy Hollow bridge ever since. Brom Van Brunt is a very muscular, charismatic man who lives in Sleepy Hollow. He has a crush on a young woman named Katrina, who is extensively the most…

“Rip Van Winkle” by Washington and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by Washington Irving have different examples of figurative language that allows for them to be classified as romantic and gothic. During the 1800s, writers began Gothic and romantic forms of literature. Gothic literature explores a pessimistic perspective in human nature while using dark themes and horrific images. A famous example is Washington Irving. Romantic literature explores more optimistic themes and generally extends…

Run, Sheep, Run is a short story written by Rosemary Howland that follows Nancy Martin’s perspective on Mattie Babcock, the new girl at school. Mattie seems to be different than the girls and boys at Edison High, being tall and big boned. In the story, she is described as having a plain face, drab hair, and a big toothy smile, which was the main thing that everyone at Edison High noticed. Before reading this short story, I read the title, which is what I usually do before indulging myself in a…

in the novel say that the original figure held a feather symbolizing the sagamore’s frustration at being unable to write; still other say there was a tomahawk and he possibly was either crazy or signifying that without his arms he does not fight (Irving 10). With the loss of his figurative arms he has been emasculated and no longer can partake in the violence that is man versus man. Sagamore is also the name of Mr. Fish’s Labrador. An interesting turn of events, as a dog is also without arms.…

Foreshadowing in Owen Meany (612-617) A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving gifts us with the story of Owen Meany, a small, miraculous boy with a big mission. Owen Meany knows that he is ‘god’s instrument’. He later finds out, in a dream, when he is going to die, how he is going to die, and he is going to die a hero. The story offers a great deal of foreshadowing. The main idea that has foreshadowing are things being ‘armless’. Some of these items that are armless include: Owen, the…

strange and incomprehensible about the unknown, that inspired awe and checked familiarity” (Irving 7). Rip feels the allure of the supernatural. Irving shows Rip’s displeasure for the reality of his dull, boring, and restricted life in the…