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evous The hero of the country round, which rang with his feats of strength and hardihood. He was broadshouldered and doublejointed, with short curly black hair, and a bluff but not unpleasant countenance, having a mingled air of fun and arrogance...He was always ready for either a fight or a frolic。but had more mischief than illwill in his position。 and with all his overbearing roughness, there was a strong dash of waggish good humor at bottom. P72 $ 2022/8/27 ? Compared with Inchabod who represents the morden civilization, Brom Van Brunt represents the human nature. At the end of the novel, Brom expels Inchabod. His triumph symbolizes the Irving39。s ideal image defeats the representative of social reality, shows the Irving39。s strong desire to the ideal society and the fierce criticism to the social reality. $ 2022/8/2