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AresponsetosleepyhollowThefilmisrecomposedfromthenovel,however,therearelotsofdifferencesbetweenthenovelandthefilm.Inthenovel,thesettingofthestoryisthesleepinghollow,whichisaserenebutquaintvillegewithdensegreencoverandaglidingbrook.Althoughsleepinghollowissaidtobea“enchantedregion”becauseofthepopularlegendabouttheheadlessriderhauntingintherigion,theauthorusesseveralpagestointroduceusthebeautifulsceneryandenjoyablesurroundingsaboutsleepinghollowespeciallywhenitcomestothedescriptionoftheVanTassel’smansionandmanorwherelivedthebeautifulKatrina.Thebeauteousautumnview,thesunshine,thesingingbirds,andeventheoldhorsenamedgunpower,fromallofthesewecantellthatthesleepinghollowissuchawonderfulplacetolivein.Andtheheadlessriderhauntedhereseemsnothingmorethanthechattingthingsaftersuper.However,whenitcomestothemovie,theeerielandscapesandfoggytownsmakesleepyhollowperfectforahorrorfilm.Whatismore,themaincharacterofthisnovel---IchabodCranealsovariesalotinthemovie.Inthenovel,IchabodCraneisaseriousandstrictschoolteacherwhoistall,lanky,sharp-featuredandpopularamongthefemalecircle.CranefellinlovewithKatrina,andactuallyhefanciesKatrina’swealthmore.WecanfindthatCraneisapoorandgreedyman,andheisnotaheroatall.However,inthemovieCranehasapparentlychangedoccupationsfromIrving'soriginalstoryandisnowaninvestigatorwhoisinchargeofaseriesofkillingaffair.Cranedoesnotbelievethemysteryforcesofevilandadvocatesscientifictechniquesfordetecting.Inthebeginningofthemoviehesays”Istandupforsenseandjustice.Wemustuseourbraintodetectvitalclues,usingup-to-datescientifictechniques.”SuchstatushasalreadygivesomehintsofthestorythatCraneisorwillbeahero.However,Craneisnottheusualtypeheroeswhoarefearlessofdangeranddifficulty.Heistimidandovercatious.Heisafraidofdeathandthesmellydeadbody,andheevenwentfaintwhenhesawtheheadlesshorseman.AllofthesemakesCraneavividpersonwhichdiffersfromthetypicalhero.InthelasthetakesupthecourageandfinallyheuncoverstheschemebehindthekillingandprotectsKatrinafrombeinghurt.Anotherpointisaboutthebadguys.Firstistheheadlesshorseman.Intheendofthenovel,BonesmarriesKatrinaandgivesaknowinglookandalaughwhenthemysteriousdisappearanceofhisrivalismentioned.Itseemsthatthehorsemanneverexistsinthenovel,andthedisapperanceofCraneisatrickbyBoneswhopretendtobetheghostandeventualybanishhisrival.Whenitcomestothemovie,thehorsemandoexist,andunliketheghostsinotherstorys,thisghostkillsonlyforfindinghisownhead.AsIseeit,thehorsemaniskindofpathetic,becauseheisusedbysomeonetokillpeople,andhenevergetshisheadback.AndtherealmurdererisKatrina’sstepmother.Herfateisalsointeresting.Wemaythinkthattherealmurderershouldbesentencedtodeathorgiveupevilandreturntogood.However,thedirectorgivessheaintriguingendingthatthehorsemanfellinlovewithher.Inthemoviethehorsemangavethewitchabloodykisswithhissharptooth,andtookhertotheotherworldwherethehorsemanlives.Intheend,CraneandhiscuteblondeKatrinawenttotowntogether.Tosumup,thenovelisrealismwhilethemovieismagic.Andtherearelotsofbloodandbeheadingsinthemoviewhichmakethemovieagoodscare.