The most overspread story is that of the Headless Horseman. They love to narrate to others the captivating ghost stories of “Sleepy Hollow”. Therefore, it tends to be supernatural.įrom the above assumption, it is clear that the people of the valley are interested in ghost stories themselves. Furthermore, it is assumed that a German doctor or an Indian chief has cast a spell over the valley. They often hear voices and have horrible visions. The people of the town supposedly descended from ancient Dutch predecessors.
For example, the valley is calm and dream-like as if the whole valley is in a slumber. This name also embodies the nature of the place. The name of the place is “Sleepy Hollow”. Also, when he would feel the need for some quiet and lone time, he would go there. For instance, he would visit the valley to hunt squirrels. The narrator has some good memories of the place. He calls it the most silent and serene place. For instance, the husbands of the wives of the suburbs “tarry” or linger at the taverns for longer.įurther in the tale, Knickerbocker discusses a valley that is sandwiched between two hills.
Tarry Town gets its name from the activities of the people of the town. The narrator explains the setting is Tarrytown.
The story begins with a note that is found among the documents of Diedrich Knickerbocker, the deceased narrator of the story. “History of England Witchcraft” by Cotton Mather.Overall, an attractive illustrated storybook, which may excite interest in the original. But the illustrations are well placed, either as two-page set pieces of the churchyard or Katrina's family farm (these are strikingly similar in composition to the work of Grandma Moses), or as small vignettes amidst the text. The paintings-naive, bright and straightforward in the tradition associated with Moses's illustrious forebear-suit the story stylistically although they do not fully enter into its spirit they do not vary to plumb the moods of the story, which range from low country comedy to romance to suspense and terror. Though greatly condensed, the plot remains intact Ichabod Crane, the gangly schoolteacher, is driven out of Sleepy Hollow by a pumpkin-headed horseman who may (or may not) have been his flesh-and-blood rival to the affections of Katrina, a well-off young beauty. Paintings by Grandma Moses's great-grandson make a striking match for Irving's classic story of strange goings-on in a small town in the Hudson Valley.
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