Symbols&Themes



List any symbols that you find in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." Explain what they represent. Also list three theme statements that apply to the story. ​ ===__//Group Powerpuff Girls//__ The headless horseman is a symbol of Ichabod Crane's shadow. "Just then he saw the goblin rising in his stirrups, and in the very act of hurling his head at him." Ichabod crane sometimes acted clueless, so when the hessian threw his head at him, he was trying to give him his brains back. === ​ ​ ​__Yo Mamma__ - Candysparkle: Ichabod Crane's job as a teacher sybolizes his logical, rational, intelligent side. ​ -Candysparkle: The ghosts symbolizes the supernatural because the people are intrigued with these spooky ghost stories.

-Candysparkle:Sleepy Hollow symbolizes a typical colonial neighborhood surrounded by a small town with dutch influences.

-Candysparkle: Katrinas wealth symbolizes the stuggle between the pursuit of her wealth versus the pursuit of true love.

-Candysparkle: Because the Headless Horseman is headless, it symbolizes Ichabod's irrational and fun side, that enjoys tales of the supernatural.

- Candysparkle: Theme: The desire for wealth can expose human selfishness.