By claiming that Ichabod’s singing is of better quality than that of the parson, the narrator is not stating a fact. Rather, he is stating Ichabod’s opinion. It is only in Ichabod’s mind that his singing is the best of the best. He falsely views himself as superior to others not only in singing but also in chivalry. The second quotation further suggests his vanity. The juxtaposition between the “broken looking-glass” and Ichabod’s “cavalier” appearance, as well as the gallant horse, is the narrator’s attempt to show Ichabod’s broken appearance. (The reader later learns that Ichabod’s appearance on his way to see Katrina Van Tassel is comedic more than cavalier.) Likewise, the pains Ichabod takes to look chivalrous and his belief that he can