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Alas, Poor Villain: Since later stories have been interpreting the Horseman as a real entity, Ichabod's unknown fate with it becomes a whole lot darker.
Alternate Character Interpretation: There is a strong recent trend to make Ichabod Crane, not merely the protagonist of the story, but actually an heroic character, while Brom Bones is regarded as at best a Jerk Jock — which are both far from Irving's intention to have Bones be the hero and Ichabod a superstitious wimpy moocher.
On the other hand, Ichabod seemed more interested in his girlfriend's father's money than his girlfriend, so it's also kinda easy to make him an Asshole Victim.
The Horseman: a Scooby-Doo Hoax by Brom Bones used to scare Ichabod away, or a real demonic figure back from the dead to haunt the forest?
For that matter, even if it was Brom, did he really just scare Crane off, or use the locals' belief in the Horseman to get away with a much darker manner of disposing of his rival?
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