The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow Analysis

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The Never-Ending Differences Between Country and City People The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving is a prove of the many problems people from different parts of the country deal with. The setting in this story is a strong form used by Irving to emphasize this. For instance, in the first paragraph, Irving mentions the setting of where the story takes place which is two country towns very close to each other. Hard worker farmers, ghost stories, and so on are part of the setting mentioned by Irving, and within these towns, the conflicts between country and city people take place. “A drowsy, dreamy influence seems to hang over the land” (Washington 42). Here the author begins explaining the importance of the place where the story …show more content…
This is the guy that Crane competes against for Katrina, which can be understood as the constant competition between city and country people to prove who is better. “and he had to encounter a host of fearful adversaries of real flesh and blood” (49). This clearly asserts that for the author, country people are indeed better than city people. Another point where the author mentions the victory of the country people over the city people is when Brom told Crane scary stories. These stories, are known by everyone from Sleepy Hollow, and nobody would get scared of them but a man from the city. “All these tales, sunk deep in the mind of Ichabod” (56). Lastly, another fact regarding the differences between city and country people, are mentioned on the way Crane began teaching at the school in Sleepy Hollow, and how he changed as he spends time in town. For instance, he was quite strict which the author tries to emphasize that on city people. “Ichabod Crane’s scholars certainly were not spoiled” (43). However, Crane changed as he noticed how people treated each other in the country town. “He found favor in the eyes of the mothers, by petting the children”