... the father of the American short story. In my analysis, through comparing the two stories I want to look at the different functions legends play in the creation of the narrative. First of all, we should consider the narrative tone of the two stories in order to create a reader's perspective on the ... sense of Irving making fun of traditional literary forms as well as certain conceptions common in the Puritan past of the country. I shall look at these features ... The preceding Tale is given, almost in the precise words in which I heard it related at the corporation meeting of the ancient...

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