"Sleepy Hollow is a small American country town at the beginning of the 19th century, where superstitions abound and strange tales are told. This book follows tall, gangly schoolmaster, Ichabod Crane, as he falls in love with the beautiful Katrina Van Tassel (and her fortune) and tries to woo her away from his rival, prankster Brom Bones, until one night, he is pursued by the headless rider said to frequent the area, and disappears."
Toni Alimi, Resident Scholar
"It's about a guy Ichabod Crane who is a poor school teacher who works for a mere ten dollars a day. He sleeps in his student's house and only does a little bit of light work around the place. At a little bit in Ichabod falls in love with the beautiful Katrina van Tassel who is a wealthy daughter of a substantial Dutch farmer. One night he is invited to her mansion for a party, he had borrowed a horse from the farmer Hans Van Ripper and was on his way to the party. When he got there, there were a lot of fancy foods such as doughnuts and cakes and all the high people are bragging about their stuff. He got into a discussion with a bunch of people who were all talking about the headless horseman who lurks the night and how they all had encounters with him. One guy Brom bones Ichabod's rival told a story about how he and the horseman were in a race and he was winning until the horseman flew off in a burst of fire. After the party Ichabod was on his way home when, when he was crossing the bridge he saw him, the headless horseman. Ichabod in terror turned his horse around and took off in a hurry. As he was nearing the old church and graveyard he felt some thing hit his head and he fell off. The next morning the farmer horse had returned but there was no sign of Ichabod, they went to search for him but all they found was his hat and a smashed pumpkin.
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Joe Bow, Resident Scholar
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Review Analysis of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
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Plot
Composition of Book descript. of violence and chases - 20% Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20% How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Tone of story
- depressing/sad
Time/era of story:
- 18th century
Kid or adult book?
- Ages 7-14
Horror Story?
Yes
Horror plotlets
- the monster chased me!
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- unemployed
- teacher
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Main Adversary
Identity:
- natural phenomena
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
- long-lived adults
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- is very quick
- fire/thunder/weather cntrl
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
- a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist
- revenge
- jealousy
Monster of some sort?
Yes
Kind of monster:
- general monster
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Netherlands
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 0 (not a murder mystery)
- 8 or more
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
- little dialog
