How is the description of setting in paragraph 7 important to the development of the passages central theme of Americas changing history?

In
"," Irving is very careful to clearly indicate his opinions about the idea of change,
and of places that stay the same, in paragraph 7. He describes a peaceful place and then
elaborates that it specifically gets to be peaceful because it is unchanged by the forces of
industrialization or shifting populations. He even describes restlessness as a root cause of
these changes, which isn't a particularly forgiving take.

Irving goes on to
create an extendedout of this idea, likening Sleepy Hollow to the calm places around the edges
of running water, which swirl and bubble at their own rhythms, unaffected by the rushing
currents nearby. This paragraph clearly creates tension between the ideas of old ways and new
ways, a perfect frame for the theme of America's changing history.