![]() ![]() All these activities are usually associated with happiness, thus conveying a cheerful/pleasing mood and tone. There is also a part of the scene in which Ichabod, the protagonist, is showed whistling and trotting cheerfully across the rolling green hills towards the town (Disney). The townspeople in this part of the film seem to be super cheerful and happy, as they are all smiling, and singing (Disney). In contrast, the Disney film starts out with a super cheerful musical, that conveys a pleasing mood and tone. In this sentence, Irving describes how the town is haunted by a ghost, which is very creepy, and gloomy. Irving says, “The dominant spirit, however, that haunts this enchanted region” (Irving 3). As for the mood in this section, it is very gloomy, however, because it talks about ghosts and spirits that haunt the land. The usage of words like “drowsy” and “dreamy” help convey a poetic tone throughout the section. In the original short story the author expresses a very poetic and sincere tone, for example, Irving states “A drowsy, dreamy influence seems to hang over the land, and to pervade the very atmosphere” (Irving 3). The author/ director’s goal in the first part of any story is to establish a setting and introduce characters, which both versions do very well. In the opening scene of both versions, there is a difference in mood and tone. ![]()
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