Contrasting Qualities Among Brom Bones and Ichabod Crane
Ichabod Crane and Brom Bones are two characters from the story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving. The setting of this story is New York, during the 1790's, in a place called Sleepy Hollow. Ichabod Crane, who was the new school teacher and also instructed young folks in psalmody, soon had his heart stolen by a young coquette known as Katrina Van Tassel. Katrina was a blooming young lady of fresh eighteen and was to one day inheriting her father's large fortune. Ichabod, however, was not the only admirer who wished to make Katrina his wife, a very strong and muscular man named Brom Van Brunt also had an eye for the beautiful Katrina. Ichabod and Brom now had to compete to see who would win the heart of their beloved Katrina.
Ichabod Crane had a name very fitting for him, for he very much resembled a long-legged, long-necked bird. As was said in the story, "He was tall, but exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs, hands that dangled a mile out of his sleeves, feet that might have served for shovels, and his whole frame most loosely hung together." Ichabod Crane was also very conscientious and superstitious; he enjoyed reading about witchcraft and hearing stories of ghosts and goblins. This is proved by the quotation in the story, "... he had read several books quite through, and was a perfect master of Cotton Mather's History of New England Witchcraft, in which, by the way, he most firmly believed." Brom Bones took advantage of Ichabod's superstition by playing boorish practical jokes on him in attempt to settle the feud between them for Katrina Van Tassel.
Brom Bones was a very muscular and mischievous man. He had a Herculean frame, curly black hair, and often played pranks on Ichabod. As was said in the story, "He was broad-shouldered and double-jointed, with short, curly black hair, and a bluff but not unpleasant countenance, having a mingled air of fun and arrogance." The problem Brom had with Ichabod was that they were
Ichabod Crane had a name very fitting for him, for he very much resembled a long-legged, long-necked bird. As was said in the story, "He was tall, but exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs, hands that dangled a mile out of his sleeves, feet that might have served for shovels, and his whole frame most loosely hung together." Ichabod Crane was also very conscientious and superstitious; he enjoyed reading about witchcraft and hearing stories of ghosts and goblins. This is proved by the quotation in the story, "... he had read several books quite through, and was a perfect master of Cotton Mather's History of New England Witchcraft, in which, by the way, he most firmly believed." Brom Bones took advantage of Ichabod's superstition by playing boorish practical jokes on him in attempt to settle the feud between them for Katrina Van Tassel.
Brom Bones was a very muscular and mischievous man. He had a Herculean frame, curly black hair, and often played pranks on Ichabod. As was said in the story, "He was broad-shouldered and double-jointed, with short, curly black hair, and a bluff but not unpleasant countenance, having a mingled air of fun and arrogance." The problem Brom had with Ichabod was that they were