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    In 1820 Washington Irving wrote the classic short story, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”. In his version no one knew what happened to Ichabod Crane, however there was some theories. The townsfolk of a small backwoods town, Sleepy Hollow, just knew the Headless Horseman had come for him. Thus, making nature win. In 1999 Tim Burton directed a movie that was “based” on Washington Irving’s short story. In his version everyone knew what happened to Ichabod Crane. He left the little town with Katrina Van

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    “The dominant spirit, however, that haunts this enchanted region, and seems to be commander-in-chief of all the powers of the air, is the apparition of a figure on horseback without a head.” Although the movie Sleepy Hollow is based upon the book The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, there are also distinctions which allow each to tell their own tale. Washington Irving’s short story inspired Tim Burton’s film but did not limit it. The foundations of the two are much the same but their story lines unfold diversely

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    Washington Irving is one of the best writers in the history of literature. One of his famous works is the sketch book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent which contains 34 essays and short stories. The Legend of the Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle are some of the best stories in this collection. The Legend of the Sleepy Hollow is a story of a headless horseman that bumps in the night in search for his head. Ichabod is the main character in this story, where he falls in the hands of the headless horseman during

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    Compare and Contrast Essay Sometimes when evaluating different stories, you find differences and similarities from the stories compared to it’s movies. Authors such as Washington Irving, Katherine Anne Porter, and Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote short stories that were similar and different in many ways. This paper compares and contrasts three literary components that were determined through the analysis of the stories text versus the movie selections. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, originally a book written

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    Compare/Contrast Paper Sometimes when you watch a movie and read a story on the same topic you can see some similarities and also a few differences. Authors such as Katherine Ann Porter, Washington Irving, and Nathaniel Hawthorne all wrote short stories that were similar and different in many ways. In this paper I will compare and contrast the three main literary components, setting, character and plot that were determined through the analysis of the short stories text verses the movie selections

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    authors styles of writing were very different than it is today. Their language and use of words was written in a way that impacted the readers very differently than today. “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” “Rappaccini’s Daughter,” and “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” were all read and watched to compare and contrast the similarities and differences. Three literary components stood out when comparing and contrasting, including character, setting, and plot. These three stories, written by Washington

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    While analyzing pieces of literature written by Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Katherine Anne Porte, we are able to compare and contrast the literary devices used throughout the stories. Along with those pieces of literature comes movies which were based upon the story. While comparing the book to the movie we are able to see how the producer chose to portray the literary elements such as characters,plot and the settings in the stories, along if he had decided to leave some of the story

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    the author and producer had much to compare. After evaluating three contemporary selections from Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Katherine Anne Porter, the reader can detect several literary components in the text and the movie to compare and contrast between. The plot of the selections was developed throughout the pieces of literature differently and similarly by the author and producers. Some differences were shown within The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. In this book, Ichabod Crane is inspired

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    When we compare Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow to the 1980 television movie The Legend of Sleepy Hollow starring Meg Foster, Dick Butkus, and Jeff Goldblum, we find that while there are several similarities between 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 Irving’s depiction of Katrina Van Tassel is that she was “a little of a coquette” and liked to mix older and

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    While analyzing pieces of literature written by Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Katherine Anne Porte, we are able to compare and contrast the literary devices used throughout the stories. Along with those pieces of literature comes movies which were based upon the story. While comparing the book to the movie we are able to see how the producer chose to portray the literary elements such as characters,plot and the settings in the stories, along with if he had decided to leave some of the

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