The kind of man who spends all day studying, reading, and researching scary stories but doesn't have the courage to go out and face it head on. He's the type of man who is afraid of disappointing those around him. For example, he will do whatever is asked of him to not except them and stay on their side, but inside he secretly hates people who pick on him and take advantage of him and wants to show them kindness. what it is about. We see that he is the type of man who is not looking for a fight, but who wants it. De Bones, on the other hand, is meant to represent everything that Ichabod is not. He is fit, strong-willed, courageous and knows how to win the heart of Katrina, the woman Ichabod is in love with. Bones doesn't like Ichabod because he is a stranger to the village and knows he is in love with Katrina and