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Compare And Contrast The Characters Of Ichabod Crane And Brom Van Brunt

Compare And Contrast The Characters Of Ichabod Crane And Brom Van Brunt

  • Submitted by: davis2010
  • Date Submitted: 03/01/2010
  • Category: English
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In the story the “legend of Sleepy Hollow” by Washington Irving. Ichabod Crane and Brom Van Brunt are fighting for the prettiest girl of all the lands Katrina Van Tassel. The only disadvantages in this fight is their wealth, looks, and attitudes. In this story Brom Van Brunt and Ichabod Crane are complete opposites who fall in love with the prettiest girl in all the lands Katrina Van Tassel, but both for different reasons Ichabod for love and Brom for her money because not only is she the prettiest girl In all the lands shes the richiest girl in all the lands and was next in line to inherit the throne. Ichabod Crane and Brom Van Brunt are complete opposites in this fight for Katrina. Ichabod has a not so portioned body. He has a very lanky body, shovel feet, green eyes, a small head and is very clumsy. While Brom Van Brunt is very handsome and strong. He has a strong chin, big eyes, brown hair, tan complected, and big muscles. Their looks match there attitude, and are very different. Brom Van Brunt is very childish when fighting for Katrina. Hes always wanting to fight with Ichabod but cant because Ichabod made sure he was very couscous of his adversary and his intentions against him he couldn't. Brom was very competitive and strong welled. While Ichabod is free willed and only concerned about Katrina. Although in a since competitive because when Brom would buy her things that Ichabod couldn't ichabod would win her back over with a picnic or a nice gesture. Both their wealth and attitudes do very Brom was born into a wealthy family and was use to getting things handed to him unlike Ichabod where he was a poor school teacher that had to work for everything he got. Wealth was also what got them to how they are today. Brom is very cocky and selfish while Ichabod is very calm and free willed. You can also tell that by their horses. Brom has a very strong studded horse that is very healthy and will do anything Brom commands. While Ichabods horse on the other hand is...