In The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Brom Bones and Ichabod Crane are distinct in their looks, personality, and reputation: What does each man...

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"Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is a classic American folktale. Though originally published
in 1820, its characters are familiar even today, for Ichabod Crane and Brom Van Brunt embody the
dichotomies between town and country, intellect and labor, or more simply, brains and brawn,
that are so well-established in American culture.

Within the context of the
story, the men are rivals for the affections of Katrina Van Tassel, the most desirable young
woman in the vicinity of Tarry Town. Brom was considered her undisputed favorite until Ichabod
came to town to teach at the local school. Katrina's attraction to both men is the bone of
contention between them, as each man feels his claims to Katrina's love are more worthy than his
rival's. One could say that the value American society places on one character's virtues over
the other's is analogous to Katrina's romantic whims and are just as unpredictable.

So what are each character's virtues? What can we say about them as...