Comparison Of Ichabod Crane And Sleepy Hollow

There are many differences the characters in the four myths I chose go through. Some go through struggles of power. Others are stuck with something they don’t want. Some are just so addicted to something that it gets in the way of everyday life.

The main characters in each of the stories face different conflicts. In Sleepy Hollow, Ichabod Crane goes through one major problem. He has an obsession with ghosts, goblins, and witches. Everybody believed Sleepy Hollow was haunted, but he believed it more than anybody. He loved reading about them and telling ghost stories. Every time he heard a scary story, he would believe in it with all his heart. One time, Ichabod was at a party at the Van Tassel Farm. When everybody was telling stories,

the Mayor’s wife told Ichabod about the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow. He started shaking all over, since he believed the story with all his heart. On the way home, he ends up thinking the Headless horseman was after him. After that, he was never to be seen again.
In the myth about Zeus, he faces his own problem.

His problem was his father, Cronus. Cronus overpowered his own father, Uranus. Uranus told Cronus that he will be overpowered one day. Cronus was worried that someone will overpower him one day, so he ate all of his children as they were born. When the last child was born, Rhea was furious and didn’t want the last child to be eaten. Rhea dresses a rock to look like a child, and Cronus eats it. Zeus, who was the last child, escaped Cronus. When Zeus gets older, him and Cronus fight. Cronus loses to Zeus, and all of his children were free. The young gods climbed to the top of Mount Olympus, and Zeus became their new

king.
In the myth about Hades, he faces his own problem too. When Hades was free of Cronus, he could've been king of the gods. Instead, he was made king of the underworld. When he found out about this, he was furious. Hades grew jealous of his brothers. He would barely ever leave his domain. He grew fiercely possessive, and demanded headcounts from Charon each night. Hades was well-suited to rule the dead, but that wasn’t his plan. He was violent and he hated change.
Lord Shiva goes through his own problems too. Even though he faces conflicts in his life, they are not major compared to the other myths. Shiva is the destroyer, the most powerful god of the Hindu pantheon and one of the godheads in the Hindu Trinity. Shiva is believed to be at the core of the universe, because of his responsibility for death and destruction. Shiva dissolves in order to create, since death is the medium for rebirth into a new life. So the opposites of life and death and creation and destruction both reside in his character. He has a third eye with inward vision, but he can cause burning destruction when he uses it for outward vision.
Each myth has their ways of dealing with their struggles. In Sleepy Hollow, Ichabod Crane’s struggle is his obsession with scary stories. He deals with it by trying to focus on other things such as food. Even though his obsession is far beyond his control, he tries his best to keep it under control. In Zeus, his main struggle was his father, Cronus. He overpowered his father, Uranus. He ate all of his children so he won’t be overthrown once he gets old. Zeus avoids getting eaten by his father and goes into hiding. He overcomes his problem by defeating his father once he gets older. He eventually is made king of the gods. In Hades, his main struggle is how he was made ruler of the underworld. Hades uses his power to cope with his struggles. He would barely ever leave his domain. He grew fiercely possessive, and demanded headcounts from Charon each night. He was a violent man who hated change. Lord Shiva doesn’t have much struggles in his life, since he is the most powerful god in Hinduism.
Some myths got help from outside powers. Some just had to try on their own. In Sleepy Hollow, Ichabod doesn’t get any help. He tries very hard just to get over his problems, but he just can’t cope with his obsession. In Zeus, he gets help from another source. Cronus got help from the Titans during his fight with Zeus. Zeus went to deeper caves and got creatures like the hundred-handed ones and one-eyed cyclopes. He lead these creatures against the titans, and defeated Cronus. Hades doesn’t use external forces for help, but as tools of destruction. The Furies, Tisiphone, Alecto, and Megaera, were used by Hades against the victims. They would beat any flesh remaining on their bones. They were supposed to come to earth to find evildoers, especially ones that escaped punishment. Lord Shiva didn’t get much help from external powers.
The setting of the stories goes along with the myths as well.

It helps go along with the theme of the story. The fact that Ichabod lives in sleepy hollow goes along with the spooky setting of the story. He couldn’t forget all the spooky tales that he heard about. In Zeus, the setting goes along with the plot. The part where Zeus and Cronus fight goes along with the lesson “if you use force to get what you want, someone else will use force on you to get what they want.” Cronus used his power to become king, and then Zeus overpowers him to become king. In Hades, the underworld setting goes along with most of the story. The story isn’t peaceful, just like the underworld. The story is supposed to be a story of anger, since Hades was angry after what he got. He wanted to be the king but he was ruler of the underworld. The setting also goes well with Hades’s personality. Hades was violent and hated change. The setting in Lord Shiva goes along with the overall story. The setting is the Himalayas, a mountain range on the border of India. That is also where Lord Shiva lives. There are many symbols that represent Shiva. He is represented as an ascetic, a mendicant, and a yogi. He carries a trident, deerskin, a small hand drum, or a club with a skull at the end. The skull identifies him as a skull-bearer. His figure is surrounded by a ring of fire, the prabhamandala. Although the setting plays a role in the myth, the symbols that represent him play a bigger role

than the setting itself.
In conclusion, the four myths I compared are very similar and different. They all go through struggles, but each myth has a different struggle. Each myth has a different way to cope with their struggles. Some try to get over their struggles by focusing on other things, while others try go get help. In some of the myths, the main character gets help from an external source. Setting can also influence some of the myths. Some myths don’t have much influence from the setting. After reading all four myths, I came to the conclusion that these myths are very similar and different in many different ways.