There are two versions of The Legend of Sleepy Hallow that we viewed in class. We read the short story and we watched the 1949 Disney animated movie. I think that both of these would be a good way to inform new readers about The Legend of Sleepy Hallow but I think that the short story is a better choice to inform new readers about this topic. I think that the short story shows and gives more details, it gives you a better visual about what is happening because it uses more describing words, and lastly the short story is more suspenseful, making the reader to want to continue the story. The short story is better than the movie in my opinion because it gives the reader more details about what is happening in the story than it did in the movie. For example, the short story explains to the reader that Tarrytown is a quiet place that can lull the residents to sleep. Also, it describes the residents as believing in and seeing visions and voices in the air throughout Tarrytown. Contrary to the short story, the movie edition does none of these things. …show more content…
I think that visuals help people understand things better because when they read descriptive words they immeditaly conjure mental images. For example the part when it is talking about the teacher it says ,“The teachers mouth watered as, in his mind’s eye, he saw future meals.” This example can easily be visuald because when it says that, the reader can picture in their mind someone’s mouth being filled with saliva because they’re so hungry. Also, as a reader, this makes the character relatable. Most people have been so hungry that their mouth