last bit ofthe live chat reallly really sorry it took this long :blush:
icabond crane what you think?
I didn't like him
I liked him in the movie, the real people one, but the book: nope!
umm i think this more or less covered most of our opinions earlier
umm what did you think of icabond most people didnt like hinm i thought he was yuck
I didn't like him was what I was saying above
I found him... annoying
And I kept wanting to rewrite his character
i think the whole thing is very funny
maybe
wait i already agreed it was funny yes its funny
It is sort of a stupid story, in a sense. I mean, it did get made into a children's movie
and pg 12A one too
Depends on which version
humm
The cartoon I watched as a child was right from the story
Yep
why is it a halloween story?
i dont get it
Because it doesn't fit in with any other season?
I am not sure what Halloween was when it was written
It just seems to fit with the Halloween. I am surprised I haven't seen a version of it on tv
Spooky story + Halloween = Spooky Halloween Story
but its not spookey!
I think it is for its time
Maybe not anymore, but in his time there weren't nine million scary movies.
but its sarcastic
I think it is supposed to be unbelievable
poking fun at the people wh belive the stories whats schers word oh yes tounge in the cheek
Well, the two stories I know by him well are both unbelievable ones, humorous fiction in a sense
yes he wrote the one about the guy who went to sleep for 100 years, didnt he?
Rip Van Winkle
Has this ever happened to you?
that was a question you could use
ok 15 has this ever happened to you?
Has what ever happened to you? Getting chased by a headless horseman?
yes
Well, that question won't take much debate
yes it happened or yes thats the q?
OK so noone got chased iv crossed that off the list and icabond crane ok what did everyone think of katrina?
not much
I really like the descriptions in the story
I like them too
so did i actually
they are all very clever and funny
my fav part is the beginging the decripition of sleepy hollow
yes and pumpkins appear signs of halloween
i had a lot of fun reading it
where was that --man i read the story twice and i still miss things *sigh*
I liked the descr. of Ikybods horse.
i like the farmer he nicked the saddle off
I can't remember descriptions, I didn't reread the story so it has been a while
I can't remember descriptions, I didn't reread the story so it has been a while
Quote:
Dutch country tea-table, in the sumptuous time of autumn. Such heaped up platters of cakes of various and almost indescribable kinds, known only to experienced Dutch housewives! There was the doughty doughnut, the tender olykoek, and the crisp and crumbling cruller; sweet cakes and short cakes, ginger cakes and honey cakes, and the whole family of cakes. And then there were apple pies, and
I guess I just like the story in general
He is a very descriptive author, Rip van Winkle is the same way
is that good somtimes it can get boring?
I don't mind in short stories, I find it worse in novels
this one doesn't feel boring
no not really
so now can we talk about katrina??
sure
You know what, she isn't very memorable
not mentioned all that much
yes but coquette / women are evil
laughs
shes the waht catayst that th whole story is about if you look at it one way
and not important in another
depends if you belive the farmer or the wives
I hardly remember her was my point
men treat her materialistically so she makes the most of it
none of the men is interested in her
but her wealth
and the fact that she will inherit the farm
are they? I thoought bones was after her
i dont think so
it is emphasised that she is the heiress
Yeah, she inherits
she was also described as a plump peach on her father's tree
the descriptions are brilliant
yes but peach= beauty in some stories of the time ( The shuttle/t.tembaron etc)
so it could be that she is the link to his wealth that can be taken away?
or just another thing grown on that farm
I think it is a material reference to her though
and planted to give somenelse wealth?
dowry
ohwell ok whats the story about??
I think the end of the story was more about how ones imagination can get the best of them
yess so is the story about superstion power of imagination?
oh look at allt hese feeble minded folk what ever will they belive next?
I like how the story of Ickybod is told about the neighborhood
huh?
so hes waht held out as an example?
or as a great horror story?
He becomes a legend
but the funny thing is
hey will describe him as a dandy
city folk /country folk
yes which is why theyd rather he was taken to the depest pitts of hell than have run away and become famous
i mean successful
so is it ( the story about that i0 anybody no matter how ill fitting can become a hero
perhaps I don't think the stories told will portray him as heroic
what do you think then
I think that he becomes a sort of mockery, a tale of man that avoided confrontation, but lost when confronted.
To become another story to scare those willing to listen
ohh ypu know the referance to the high gferman doctotr do you recon its a refernce to mesmer ( as in the animal mesmerrisim/hypnosis dude??)
maybe
