Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow vs. The 1980s Televisi

When we compare Washington Irvings The Legend of sleepyheaded take to the 1980 television movie The Legend of sleepy take away starring million Foster, Dick Butkus, and Jeff Goldblum, we find that while there are several similarities amidst the two, there are also some key differences. When we look at various characters as well as the storyline, we see those similarities and differences.Washington Irvings depiction of Katrina Van Tassel is that she was a little of a coquette and wish to mix older and modern fashionsshe wore thestomacher of the older time and withal a provokingly short petticoat, to display the prettiest foot and ankle (Irving 325)because they accentuated her best features. sum in her beautya blooming lass of fresh xviii plump as a partridge ripe and melting and red cheekedand it seems that she is a good candidate for being a tease. Her immense win of her sex is illustrated by the fact that she plays Ichabod exsert against her other suitor, Brom s wot up. The true personality of Katrinas character comes through when we see Ichabod leave the party rather desolate and chop-fallen (Irving 334-35) and we have to wonder as Irving did was her encouragement of the poor pedagog all a mere sham to secure her conquest of his opponent? (Irving 335). It seems that all evidence points to the affirmative in Irvings story Ichabod is non seen again, and Katrina marries Brom.In comparison, the movies version of Katrina Van Tassel is somewhat altered. million Fosters Katrina seems to be a spirited woman contrasted the story, she is (eventually) quite taken with Ichabod but non interested in Brom clappers in the slightest. One example of her spiritedness is shown in the first fewer minutes of her introduction Jeff Go... ...rbidden love, whereas Irvings tale is a tale of feasible unrequited love. The characters are vaguely similar in both the compose story and the movie, but the glaring difference is that while Ichabod possibly fl ees from sleepy Hollow because he was frightened beyond his limits, the movie allows him to denounce severally(prenominal) superstition in order to wed his beloved.There are some conclusions we can exceed from the characters as well the storylines from the book and movie. It is up to each of us to decide what kind of characters we want to see just as it is our own choice in deciding how the story ends. Katrina Van Tassel, Brom Bones, and Ichabod hold out will always be central to the story of The Legend of sleepy-eyed Hollow, just as they are important to the nuances of the story, but it is up to us, the readers and viewers, to draw our own conclusions about the headless horseman. Washington Irvings The Legend of sleepy Hollow vs. The 1980s Televisi When we compare Washington Irvings The Legend of Sleepy Hollow to the 1980 television movie The Legend of Sleepy Hollow starring billion Foster, Dick Butkus, and Jeff Goldblum, we find that while there ar e several similarities surrounded by the two, there are also some key differences. When we look at various characters as well as the storyline, we see those similarities and differences.Washington Irvings depiction of Katrina Van Tassel is that she was a little of a coquette and wish to mix older and modern fashionsshe wore thestomacher of the older time and withal a provokingly short petticoat, to display the prettiest foot and ankle (Irving 325)because they accentuated her best features. extend in her beautya blooming lass of fresh eighteen plump as a partridge ripe and melting and red cheekedand it seems that she is a good candidate for being a tease. Her immense handgrip of her sex is illustrated by the fact that she plays Ichabod Crane against her other suitor, Brom Bones. The true temper of Katrinas character comes through when we see Ichabod leave the party quite desolate and chop-fallen (Irving 334-35) and we have to wonder as Irving did was her encouragement of the poo r pedagogue all a mere sham to secure her conquest of his tinct? (Irving 335). It seems that all evidence points to the affirmative in Irvings story Ichabod is not seen again, and Katrina marries Brom.In comparison, the movies version of Katrina Van Tassel is somewhat altered. trillion Fosters Katrina seems to be a spirited woman irrelevant the story, she is (eventually) quite taken with Ichabod but not interested in Brom Bones in the slightest. One example of her spiritedness is shown in the first few minutes of her introduction Jeff Go... ...rbidden love, whereas Irvings tale is a tale of practical unrequited love. The characters are vaguely similar in both the written story and the movie, but the glaring difference is that while Ichabod possibly flees from Sleepy Hollow because he was frightened beyond his limits, the movie allows him to denounce any superstition in order to wed his beloved.There are numerous conclusions we can draw from the characters as well the storyline s from the book and movie. It is up to each of us to decide what kind of characters we want to see just as it is our own choice in deciding how the story ends. Katrina Van Tassel, Brom Bones, and Ichabod Crane will always be central to the story of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, just as they are important to the nuances of the story, but it is up to us, the readers and viewers, to draw our own conclusions about the headless horseman.