Hello, students!
For homework, please respond to the following questions:
The Headless Horseman, though spoken of a great deal, does not actually appear in the story until the very end. In fact, he has a relatively small active role within the text. Based on the film versions shown in class and other adaptations you have seen, why do you think the focus is on the Headless Horseman in modern portrayals of the text?
Irving's version of horror compared to our own modern versions is very different. How has the horror genre morphed from his day to ours?
