"Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving is a fiction story of a character whose destiny was affected by marvelous circumstances. In comparison to Benjamin’s Franklin Autobiography and Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Self reliance‚ there are some things that are similar‚ but overall Rip Van Winkle is completely different; in other words‚ its main character is unique. I found several evidences proving that. First‚ the book itself is written in an inimitable style. In the very beginning of this work with the
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Rip Van Winkle and Romanticism Rip Van Winkle is the main character of the story‚ described as a "simple and good natured man . . . . a kind neighbor‚ and an obedient‚ henpecked husband. (pg 39)" Rip was a favorite amongst the townsfolk because he helped everyone with their activities‚ but had‚ "an insuperable aversion to all kinds of profitable labor. (39)" He refused to work on his own house and property because everything would fall apart no matter what he did. He felt like all his wife did
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haunted—spirits live on them. The spirits can change the weather. They can send sunshine and they can send clouds." There are many strange stories about the Catskill Mountains. This is one of those stories. It tells about a farmer named Rip Van Winkle. Rip lived in a small village at the bottom of the mountains. The village had been built by the Dutch settlers‚ long before Rip was born. Rip Van Winkle lived in the village with his wife and two children—a boy who was also named Rip‚ and a girl named
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After Rip Van Winkle awakes from his twenty-year long slumber‚ he realizes that his dog and his gun are unable to be found. He is determined to revisit the spot that he was at the night before to demand his gun and dog back. Due to the forests long years of growing‚ he could not again find where he was before‚ so he decides to walk back to his village‚ fearing what Dame Van Winkle would say to him. As Rip approaches his village‚ he sees many people‚ none of which he recognizes. They were all pointing
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The characters in “Rip Van Winkle” are exaggerated and strange. For the most part‚ Irving uses Rip Van Winkle & Dame Van Winkle to show exaggeration in the characters. People in their town view Rip Van Winkle as someone who is friendly & loves to help everyone. His wife‚ Dame Van Winkle‚ only saw him as being lazy due to Rip not doing much work around his house. Dame Van Winkle spends most of her time in this story criticizing him and Rip just “….shrugged his shoulders‚ shook his head‚ cast up his
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Rip Van Winkle was considered a happy‚ careless‚ and foolish man who was unconcerned with his own life‚ but would help help his neighbors who are in need with their daily tasks. He is one to sit on a bench and smoke his pipe incessantly‚ rather than help out his wife‚ Dame Van Winkle. One day Rip takes a walk with his dog up into the mountain and comes across some strange people‚ they offer him a drink‚ and the next thing Rip knows‚ he is waking up at the stump of a tree‚ with his dog nowhere to
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Cecília Rip van Winkle Excerpts – study “Whoever has made a voyage up the Hudson must remember the Catskill Mountains. They are a branch of the great Appalachian family‚ and are seen away to the west of the river‚ swelling up to a noble height‚ and lording it over the surrounding country. Every change of season‚ every change of weather‚ indeed‚ every hour of the day‚ produces some change in the magical hues and shapes of these mountains‚ and they are regarded by all the goodwives‚ far and near
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the outcome of a story. In Washington Irving’s “Rip Van Winkle‚” Irving incorporates exaggerated characters‚ magical events and their consequences‚ and places the setting in past times to create an American mythology. With these characteristics‚ Irving impacts the entire story and how the ending resolves. In the story‚ Irving uses mainly Rip Van Winkle and Dame Van Winkle to show exaggeration in the characters. The townspeople see Rip Van Winkle as a whole-hearted fellow who loves helping everyone
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Madison Herron English Rip Van Winkle Essay 10/15/17 The overall definition for national (or American) myths is somewhere close to “The body of myths belonging to a culture. Myths are traditional stories about gods and heroes.” Myths are placed in the past‚ most of the time to show the readers and society a moral and societal guideline to follow and live by‚ and it includes Symbolism into the story. In the myth “Rip Van Winkle”‚ Irving uses three strong characteristics to put these
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when the French government did not agree to go to war in Irak with the American forces in 2003. Rip Van Winkle is a short story wrote by Washington Irving written in 1878 and published in 1819 in the The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon. Here we are going to discuss the different ways of representing freedom in Rip Van Winkle‚ a story written during the first years of the American society. For Rip Van Winkle‚ the main protagonist‚ freedom means no responsibilities. He constantly runs away from his family
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