Summary sleepy hollow essays

Summary sleepy hollow essays The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, written by Washington Irving, is a story about a man that disappears in the small town of Sleepy Hollow. The man is Ichabod Crane, who is a tall, lanky, knowledgeable man, well respected by the people for his stories, gossip, and helpful person in the community. Katrina Van Tassel, daughter of the Dutch farmer Baltus Van Tassel, and Ichabod had taking a liking to each other. But Ichabods antagonist, Brom Bones and fellow men, did anything possible to put him down in front of the lady. On one fine day, a man brought an invitation inviting him to Mynheer Van Tassels for the evening, where the very good dancer, would dance the night away with the lady of his desire. Many ghost stories were told there, but one particularly shook Ichabod, which was about the headless horsemen of Sleepy Hollow. Headless horseman was believed to ride a horse, carrying a pumpkin because his head was lost in battle, and chase anyone in the forest at night, cutting their head s off. The night came to an end and the slow Ichabod, last to leave, headed in the forest on the trail. He got to the bridge when a figure, closer look revealed a man missing a head, appeared on the other end of the bridge. The headless horseman chased Ichabod down the trail, through the forest, towards the old church. Holding on tightly, with the saddle falling off the horse, Ichabod got across the bridge to the church when he is knocked from the horse. The next day his horse appears at the stables and Ichabod is never seen again. The only thing found was a stepped on saddle, Ichabods hat, and a pumpkin lying next to it. It is heard that Ichabod was seen teaching in New York, where he studied law and became a politician. ...