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A 5 page paper which
compares the short story, by Washington Irving, and the film version, directed by Tim
Burton, of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Page Count:
5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAdepp.rtf
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Halloween childs tale, to a Disney cartoon, to the latest rendition on film, directed by Tim Burton, this story serves to provide material that enchants people of all ages. Now,
until the Tim Burton version of this tale, the renditions of this story have served to remain fairly true to Irvings original With Burtons however, we have a story that
appears to only be vaguely constructed from the original, yet it elaborates in such a way that we almost feel we are getting another side of the tale. In the
following paper we examine the story by Irving, the film by Burton, and then discuss the two, comparing their similarities, and detailing their obvious differences. The Short Story
Ichabod Crane is the main character in this story. He is a weak and somewhat effeminate man. He is a schoolteacher and has come to Sleepy Hollow to be their
new educator. He is tall, lanky, and enjoys the company of women a great deal. He sings with them in the choir, and essentially spends all of his time with
the women of the town. He falls for one particular young lady, Katrina, who seems to be taken by another man, Brom, a strong and masculine man, though perhaps not
too intelligent, or so Ichabod thinks. One night at a party people are telling stories, and Ichabod is trying to impress the ladies with his gentile nature. Brom begins
to tell Ichabod the tale of the headless horseman. He scares Ichabod, though Ichabod does not really let on that he is scared. Brom tells him about this headless horseman
carries his head with him. Ichabod is nervous. On his way home he becomes more frightened: "All the stories of ghosts and goblins that he had heard in the afternoon
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