Legend Of Sleepy Hollow Book And Movie Essay
“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by Washington Irving is a short story based on the well-known legend of the Headless Horseman. In the book the disappearance of the main character Ichabod Crane, leaves the readers guessing what the truth is behind the ending. In the beginning of the movie there are similarities to the book until later in the movie there is a twist that leads the plot to another direction. Washington Irving starts the short story by describing beautiful scenic images of a little valley surrounding Sleepy Hollow which is a place known to be the quietest in the world. Ichabod Crane is introduced as a man known for his strict ways in teaching as a local schoolhouse teacher. Ichabod has an interest for “pretty sisters” as well as
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Burton’s movie had the same characters only thing that changed was the setting. In the movie Ichabod Crane, a detective for crime solving, was sent to Sleepy Hollow to solve the murder of three town’s people. Upon Ichabod’s arrival to Sleepy Hollow he meets Katrina whom he falls in love with, causing Brom to feel jealous. The beginning of the movie is closely related to the story except Ichabod is trying to solve the murder of 3 victim who had their heads cut off with the heads nowhere to be found. Burton kept the original tale from the short story except Brom did pretend to be the cloaked horseman. Burton decided to twist the story is his way by introducing magic and witchcraft into the movie. The truth behind the headless horseman was a demon responsible for the killings and was controlled by a witch. Ichabod’s mindset of lust and greed from the original plot now belongs to the real witch Katrina’s Stepmother who seeks revenge on the town of Sleepy Hollow. The movie ends with Ichabod kills the witch so that he may win over Katrina making Ichabod the hero of the story. The case is solved when the head of the Headless Horseman is returned to him allowing him to return to hell taking along the witch showing how good overcomes
Burton’s movie had the same characters only thing that changed was the setting. In the movie Ichabod Crane, a detective for crime solving, was sent to Sleepy Hollow to solve the murder of three town’s people. Upon Ichabod’s arrival to Sleepy Hollow he meets Katrina whom he falls in love with, causing Brom to feel jealous. The beginning of the movie is closely related to the story except Ichabod is trying to solve the murder of 3 victim who had their heads cut off with the heads nowhere to be found. Burton kept the original tale from the short story except Brom did pretend to be the cloaked horseman. Burton decided to twist the story is his way by introducing magic and witchcraft into the movie. The truth behind the headless horseman was a demon responsible for the killings and was controlled by a witch. Ichabod’s mindset of lust and greed from the original plot now belongs to the real witch Katrina’s Stepmother who seeks revenge on the town of Sleepy Hollow. The movie ends with Ichabod kills the witch so that he may win over Katrina making Ichabod the hero of the story. The case is solved when the head of the Headless Horseman is returned to him allowing him to return to hell taking along the witch showing how good overcomes