I think The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow would be a lot different if it was told from the point of view of one of the main characters. If it was told by Ichabod he would have never explained his appearance in such great detail. He probably wouldn't have described himself as an unattractive dork like the narrator did. He would have probably described Brom Bones and his friends as huge jerks. He would make them out as very bad people. Ichabod would have probably gone more in-depth than even the narrator in the supernatural things that went on there. He was really interested and believed in that stuff. Ichabod also most likely wouldn't have made it so clear that the reason he was going after his student was because of her family wealth. Another interesting part would have been the end of the story. If it were told from Ichabod’s point of view we would better understand what happened to him and where he ran off to. It would also be obvious that he didn’t die because he told the story. The story could have been a lot different if it were ichabod telling it.
This is quite true. The point of view of a story can determine a lot about how a story is told. The credibility of the narrator is something one should always take into consideration!
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