Samson Occom And The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow

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In the two passages, “A Short Narrative of My Life” by Samson Occom and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” written by Washington Irving, the main characters are both intrigued by controversial situations in their community: however, their consequences and reputations are greatly differentiated. Samson Occom, in his narrative, tells of his beginning admiration of the gospel. At the age of sixteen, Ministers began spreading the word of Jesus around his tribe thus sparking his interest. In his narrative, Occom spoke of the interactions between the preachers and himself stating that after he was “awakened” and “converted” he went to all the meetings available. Similarly, Ichabod Crane in “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” became excessively attracted to

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