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(Irving [1]). The author indicates that if he were left alone he would have been very happy doing nothing for his entire life. Thi...

But Ichabod has a problem, in the form of "Brom Bones," the nickname the locals have given to Abraham ("Brom" Van Brunt, a strong ...

lament: "Of everything that is alive and has a mind, we women are the most wretched creatures. First of all, we have to buy a hus...

In seven pages this short story by Washington Irving is critically analyzed. Six sources are cited in the bibliography....

The narrator's reliability in each of these short stories is analyzed in a paper that consists of five pages. There are no other ...

This paper consists of six pages and analyzes the symbolism that appears throughout each short story. Two sources are cited in th...

the nephew of King Arthur, a brave young man who is eager to demonstrate his physical prowess. His antagonist is a mysterious str...

homestead and did not have a job, but he was a good and kindly man, and in that there are admirable qualities of a husband. But, t...

A character analysis of Ichabod Crane as featured in 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' by Washington Irving is presented in a paper co...

The Romantic literary tradition is exemplified by Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne. This paper examines ...

This paper discusses how American Romanticism is represented in 'Rip Van Winkle,' a short story by Washington Irving in three page...

his long literary journey in newspapers and journals, becoming a contributor to his brothers Morning Chronicle and publishing his ...

and... evokes that stage of Puritanism when a diminished conviction was beginning to be replaced by a somewhat hypocritical moral ...

In five pages the ways Washington Irving employed humor in his famous story are examined. Six sources are cited in the bibliograp...

before that night had I felt the extent of my own powers, of my sagacity. I could scarcely contain my feelings of triumph" (Poe). ...

In four pages the acceptance of change among individuals are compared in the characterizations of Calisher's Greenwitch, Hawthorne...

him when Wally brings his girl friend, Candy, to the orphanage to get an abortion. Wally, Homer, and Candy all become very close f...

This, however, always provoked a fresh volley from his wife; so that he was fain to draw off his forces, and take to the outside o...

and, indeed, inferior in learning only to the parson" (Irving). Interestingly enough, this also brings into play women, for the na...

Women had few meaty roles in early American literature. This report deals with Cora and Alice Munro from The Last of the Mohicans...

the intent of the writer. Might he have an agenda hidden under the ghost story? At the same time, this is a classic supernatural t...

Booker T. Washington's autobiography is analyzed in five pages. There are no other sources listed....

This essay explains and discusses servant leadership and the traits associated with it. It also discusses worldviews, what they ar...

literary works of early America, is awash with allegory and symbolic meaning. Ostensibly, the story tells the tale of a somewhat l...

science using comic motifs borrowed from writer such as Rabelais, Shakespeare, and Swift (Cook, 1995). The student researching thi...

a strong and masculine man, though perhaps not too intelligent, or so Ichabod thinks. One night at a party people are telling s...

In eight pages the importance of setting historical setting in order to take readers back to an earlier period is considered in an...

than "anywhere else" (Henriques 414). However, the "bad news" is that amidst Wienceks narrative there are numerous errors, as well...

at that and he turned and ran, only to fall flat on his face. The jolt startled him and woke him up completely. He heaved a sigh ...

In five pages the relationship between Dan Needham and his stepson Johnny is examined as presented in Irving's novel. Three sourc...