Sleepy Hollow and the Headless Horseman are both topics that have been talked about widely in America. Many people have invented their own versions of this story including Washington Irving, who wrote the original story, Tim Burton, who directed a movie based on the myth, and Robert Lydecker and Brian Tyler who have created a very modern television series loosely based on this story. Despite having some similarities, the differences between “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by Irving and the Sleepy Hollow
analyze and discuss literature you must compare and contrast the pieces in order to elaborate and connect back to the text to supply your reader with an understanding of the piece. The ways that the films differentiate from the pieces of literature is their literary components. We will compare and contrast the characters, setting, and plot of three pieces of literature and their film adaptations. The three pieces of literature are “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by Washington Irving, “Rappaccini’s daughter”
of two of his short stories: “Rip Van Winkle” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” can be related to the way that many Americans still live today. The faces and names have all changed from those days, many more institutions have replaced the roles that used to be handled by people, but in whole there is still a resemblance to contemporary America. One of the biggest differences