The Hollow

which happened in the early nineteenth century that stressed on freedom from rules of form and personal emotions. Supernatural is one of the key characteristics of romanticism. The short stories “Devil and the Tom Walker” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” written by Washington Irving are good examples of romanticism as the stories are about supernatural stuff. In the first short story “Devil and the Tom Walker”, romanticism is evident when Tom Walker describes the image of the great black man…

I immediately met a girl named Morgan, and she was a major thespian. She always wanted me to come out and see her shows, and always wanted me to participate in one with her. After a while I gave in and tried out for the show The Legend of Sleepy Hollow with her. I was pretty anxious about the cast list before it came out. Every time I came home from school, my heart was beating out of my chest wanting to ask my mom again and again. There never was an answer and eventually I gave up. On a…

but they also go together. This literature book has many cool stories and poems but there only a couple that have actually stuck with me. Three titles that I enjoyed and wouldn't mind reading again would have to be When I fear that I may cease, The Hollow Men and Porphyria’s Lover The poem When I Fear that I May Cease to Be makes me wonder what will happen once i'm gone. “Then on the shore of the wild world I stand alone, and think till love and fame to nothingness do sink.” (Pg 885). This poem…

Everyone loves scary stories or tales. It makes us feel excited. Washington Irving was famous for his short stories. His most famous was the legend of sleepy hollow and Rip Van Winkle. “The legend of sleepy hollow” was set in a small town named Tarrytown in New York where 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…

The crossover episodes between the two shows on FOX which no-one thought could never happen is finally upon us. Science meets the supernatural when the leads from Bones and Sleepy Hollow both guest star in each other’s series this Thursday evening in a two-part Halloween Special Event. I haven’t watched Sleepy Hollow since giving the series up during its first season I’m afraid, and as yet haven’t watched the screener for the second part of this story so can’t judge how that section of tale…

“This is the way the world ends, not with a bang but a whimper.” The famous final line of T.S. Elliots poem, The Hollow Men. For a long time, the end of the world has been on the mind millions. With many possible variations of the apocalypse, ranging from zombies, nuclear fallout, robot takeover, alien invasion, and natural disasters, it’s hard for the topic to not cross the mind at least once. But how has the media affected the general population's perception of the end? Some claim that the…

of 19th century America. He was born in New York and became one of the first American fiction authors to gain international acclaim. Irving began his career writing satire essays, and he was specifically known for his works, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “Rip Van Winkle.” In his work “The Devil and Tom Walker”, he tells the story of a man and woman whose greed was to such an extent that they both made deals with the devil. The couple found that their selfishness and greed would lead them…

People easily talk about medical details without considering the personal aspects of an eating disorder. In her book Hollow: An Unpolished Tale, Jena Marrow described anorexia with, “I am forever engaged in a silent battle in my head over whether or not to lift the fork to my mouth, and when I talk myself into doing so, I taste only shame” (17). Shame accounts for a huge reason why people never seek out help when they have anorexia nervosa, an eating disorder defined as the person weighing…

altered, resulting in massive changes leading to a different literary device as a product. Some literary devices have little effect on the plot and story if altered accordingly, such as universal broad themes. In the stories of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”, “Rappaccini’s Daughter”, and “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” there are many differences in literary devices in the adaptations into movies; such as the character portrayal, the overall theme, and how the eras of the films affected the…

Washington Irving is a writer who authored many short stories and essays in the early nineteenth century. He is the writer of many classical short stories, such as “Rip Van Winkle,” “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” and “The Devil and Tom Walker,” which are many people’s favorite short stories. However, in many of these stories the portrayal of certain male characters--and their relationships with female characters--have raised the question of whether or not Washington Irving had some questionable…