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Elements
Tone, Setting, and Main Character
Tone:
The tone of Sleepy Hollow
is Romantic in its basic style. Its focus on the beauties of nature and its effects on the Hollow are obvious from page
to page. Irving takes a great deal of time to describe the folliage and even the crops in a way that almost makes them
come alive, claiming human attributes such as that in his description of the honest cockrobin. Irving seems to
see nature as being something very holy and dignified from end to end. His appreciation of the various animals, the
feilds of indian corn, and treed country side also suggest a great deal in the way of a Romantic tone.
Setting:
The
Setting of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, lays in a quaint little glen named Sleepy Hollow. The reason for this
name comes from the bewitching way the valley creates a revery in its dwellers. It is a sceneic area between the surrounding
hills full of farms, a church, and a school (among other residences). The people of Sleepy Hollow are deeply superstitious
and the area is always a-buzz with the newest tale of ghosts or goblins haunting the neighborhood.
Main Character:
The
main character in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is Ichabod Crane. Ichabod is the stern schoolmaster in Sleepy
Hollow. He, like the other towns people, is deeply superstitious and easily freightend, with a great hunger for the
marvelous and horrible. Ichabod is described by Irving as being a lanky man, with long arms and legs, large ears and
a large nose, and enormous feet. He was not a handsome man, but had many endearing charms which made him the favorite
of almost everyone. Being a poor schoomaster, he depended greatly on his charms to get him his daily meals and possibley
room and board for a week with a kind neighbor. Ichabod is a gentle man, whos heart pines away for his love interest,
Katrina, the daugher of a local and very wealthy farmer.
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