Differences Between Sleepy Hollow Book And Movie

The characters in the selections occasionally were altered in order to tell the story. Some modifications with characters are showcased in “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”. In the book, the main character Ichabod Crane is a schoolteacher (W. Irving 16). In the movie, however, Ichabod Crane is shown as a detective, who had his own way of thinking about how crimes were to be solved, and he was sent to Sleepy Hollow to solve the murder of three townspeople (The Legend of Sleepy Hollow). The producer revived this scene from the book in order to make the movie more suspenseful. A teacher is alright, but a detective trying to solve the murder of three townspeople just adds a little more suspense, and helps to spark interest in the audience. Also in

By changing the beginning of the movie, the producer was able to create a more impactful story. While these selections show many contrasting character choices within them, there are also many similarities between the character choice the producer did not change. In “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”, the horse is shown to be black and keeps the name Gunpowder (W. Irving 16, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow). The producer most likely did not change this due to the fact black is a more mysterious color, and the color of Gunpowder helps to establish the atmosphere. The black horse is used to establish he is not friendly and the townspeople should stay away. Within the book and movie of “Rappaccini’s Daughter”, the character Giovanni remains the same (N. Hawthorne 62, Rappaccini’s Daughter). If the producer were to alter Giovanni’s feelings towards Beatrice, the love aspect that the story brings would disappear. By keeping Giovanni’s character similar to how it was in the book, the viewer is able to see Giovanni’s feelings towards Beatrice causing them to feel emotion towards the two

In some instances, a producer may need to change the setting from how the author originally entrenched it. In “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”, the townspeople reside in Greensburg, which is a town referred to as Tarry Town. Sleepy Hollow is just a nearby village (W. Irving, 16). In the movie, the producer has the townspeople residing in Sleepy Hollow (The Legend of Sleepy Hollow). The producer changes this in order to create more horror in the town where the villagers live. All the action takes place in Sleepy Hollow, therefore establishing a more horrific atmosphere. Furthermore in “Rappaccini’s Daughter”, the setting was altered. In the movie, Beatrice only stays inside and outside her house in her garden. Because of this, only Giovanni and Rappaccini have seen her (Rappaccini’s Daughter). In the book, a few people have seen Beatrice as she didn't always stay inside (N. Hawthorne 62). The setting change of Beatrice’s location was changed in order to make a more dramatic story. The fact that Giovanni was the only person who had seen her before, besides her father, makes their love stronger. In addition to “Rappaccini’s Daughter” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”, in another story “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall”, the setting has also been differed from book to movie. In the book the setting is all inside Granny’s house (KA. Porter 697), while in the movie the setting is inside Granny’s house