Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

In a world without the different ideas from authors, readers would be reading the same types of stories without any diversity. There would be only one theme of a story until a brave author would break away from the chain and make a different type of story. Sure, the writer of the story would be rejected from society for a while, but the story they wrote will change the views of future author’s writing. Literature throughout history has shown many various ideas of themes. One of the most important themes is that of individualism. The theme of individualism means to be an individual, or not conform to anyone else’s views or thoughts. Individuality is the most universal theme in all of American Literature. Individualism is demonstrated in the texts “The Minister’s Black Veil”, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Kate Chopin’s “Story of an Hour”, Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “Nature”, “To Build a Fire” written by Jack London, and Henry David Thoreau’s “Walden”. In society today, someone will rarely find another that has not conformed to the world going on around them. Children’s authors often made the main characters of the stories individuals, setting a beacon of hope and encouragement from the readers (Gustavsson). Pipi Longstockings, for example, followed her own beliefs and the thoughts of her own mind as she refused to do as the adults in her life told her to do (Gustavsson). Individualism is about being content with what one’s ideas or not caving in to what society has to…

Mitchell, Georgia has a population of about 250; five being my family. I have lived in Mitchell for my whole life. Love floods the atmosphere with every step on Main Street. From trick-or-treating, to yard sales, to the annual Mitchell Spring Fest, the city houses countless family traditions. The tattered, elderly buildings and what seems to be ancient railroad tracks tell their own stories and prove the city has a heart of its own. With a blink, Mitchell would be missed entirely, but within the…

In the eighteen and nineteen hundreds, American gothic themes were very common throughout stories and poems. These gothic elements, whether in the form of settings, actions, or characters, influenced American literature and are still present in many stories today. Some of these gothic elements include those of terror, the supernatural, and the dark outdoors. Both the Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving and Somnambulism by Charles Brockden Brown contain gothic elements in the form of…

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow story is very similar to the performance of it. The play and short story are indeed almost exactly the same, but there are still some differences. Both they performance and actual story itself are great representations of the author's purpose, but the play is not as descriptive as the story. Although, the play gives a great visual of the story. Whether you're looking to see which version of the story is better, they are both very similar, but still have great…

Warfare and the Legend of Sleepy Hollow There comes a time when everyone is faced with a battle, whether it is a battle that requires brain, brawn, or simply charm to attain victory. “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” a short story written by Washington Irving in the aftermath of the Revolutionary War, examines not only the literal battlefield of warfare, but also the perceived battlefield of everyday life or the universal theme of battle. In “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” Irving uses vivid war-like…

The American short story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” was written while Washington Irving was living in England. Washington Irving wanted the film audience to capture a gothic tone that mirrors a slightly surreal place. Throughout the text, Irving describes Sleepy Hollow as, “Certain it is, the place still continues under the sway of some witching power, that holds a spell over the minds of the good people, causing them to walk in a continual reverie. They are given to all kinds of marvelous…

Throughout time, people would argue that a story could be a picture into the past. During the eighteenth century, the ideas both for and against Enlightenment influence a number of writers and their stories. Displaying his use of imagery, Washington Irving, an American short story writer composes “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” to convey his views and ideas regarding Puritanical life. Another profound contributor to American literature is Phillis Wheatley, an African American woman who shares her…

43). Ichabod is not nearly as entrenched in nature as the inhabitants of Sleepy Hollow are; Brom, for example, is often compared to animals throughout the story, which portrays him in a much more favorable light than Ichabod is presented in. The reader can assume that the town of Sleepy Hollow represents America as it once was, a land where Dutch farmers could live richly off of the land but also a daunting and enigmatic place. The inhabitants of Sleepy Hollow are honest, hardworking people, and…

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Critique I begin my critique with the title of the short story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow was written by an American author named Washington Irving. Washington Irving is famous for this short story along with another one of his stories, Rip Van Winkle. Irving’s short stories were published into one book entitled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. with his pen name being Geoffrey Crayon. The setting of the story starts with the…

In, Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Washington Irving highlights a viable arrangement of starvation pictures that starts with his long portrayal of the emaciated, haggard Ichabod and reaches out to the practically physical yearning that his hero feels when he sees the rich produce of Van Tassel 's territory. Irving utilizes imagery, tone, and symbol to suit the equally mixed story line and underlying concept in this story. The author of this short story creates a mysterious and suspenseful tone which…