Catskill Park

The small Dutch town that Rip Van Winkle resides in isn’t far from the Catskill Mountains and runs along the River that they call Hudson. Mountains shadow the town and the clouds hang over the hills. Everyone and everything in the town love the man, Rip Van Winkle, except for his irritating wife, who makes his like horrid and miserable. He isn’t able to take care of his own house and farm but if you need a job done in your house or farm, he’s the man to come to. He loves helping others and offering

Through his poems, Richard Hugo takes places Americans traveled through in the era of westward expansion and, with little to no regard for any emotional attachments towns’ residents may still retain, turns them into elaborate locations with storied histories and troubled populations. Specifically, the poem “Degrees of Gray in Philipsburg” may sound from the title to be a maudlin description but is truly uplifting. In the poem, Hugo puts a focus on transience but also emphasizes appreciation of the

perspective on life and reflects on his ways. For example, “His mind now misgave him; he began to doubt whether both he and the world around him were not bewitched. Surely this was his native village which he had left but the day before. There stood the Catskills mountains--there ran the silver Hudson at a distance--there was every hill and dale precisely as it had always ken--Rip was sorely perplexed— ‘That flagon last night,’ thought he, ‘has addled my poor head sadly!’” This quote amplifies how Rip has

happenings; King George III was their ruler (Irving 3). When Rip was driven out of home by the frequent nagging and the tart tempers of Dame Van Winkle, he would frequent the village inn that had a portrait of King George III. When Rip went hunting in the Catskill Mountains, he never returns until twenty years later. However, when he ascends from the mountains he assumes he has slept for one night. He is surprised by the transformation of his village especially his home and the tavern. His country has experienced

The Irony of Rip Van Winkle In Washington Irving’s, “Rip Van Winkle”, he uses a unique sense of sarcasm and wittiness to lighten the mood of literature, something uncommon in his era. Writers in his time we’re all extremely profound and somber in their works and writing styles. Irving, however, chose to write fictional short stories as a way to channel his comical side. For example Dame Van Winkle, Rips Wife, is noted to be the main cause of Rips failures, often nagging and goading him. Irving describes

There are multiple themes in the story “Rip Van Winkle,” the two that I noticed the most were “change” and “laziness.” There is a lot of “change” throughout the whole story, but I also notice he is very lazy. The laziness and the change coordinate in a way. The laziness ends up leading to the change. As Rip Van Winkle and his so-called nagging wife go out one day, he falls asleep and wakes up twenty years later. Little did he know that this would be one of the biggest changes of his life. He was

1. In Washington Irving’s, “Rip Van Winkle” he uses metaphors to represent the relationship between England and a fledgling America before and after the Revolutionary War. In the story Rip Van Winkle is not a happy married man and frequently bad mouths Dame Van Winkle, his wife. In the story Dame Van Winkle represents England and the fact that they are not amused by the way the colonies are growing and this portion of their kingdom is no longer respecting the crown. Rip Van Winkle symbolizes the

“Rip Van Winkle In the story portrayal of Washington Irving’s “ Rip Van winkle,Dame Van winkle was portrayed unfairly because she had a lazy husband, he only hunted,and he let the house fall apart.Rip Van Winkle liked to hunt cause he did this so he wouldnt be lazy.Rip likes to hunt becuase he can get his mind off of his wife but that is hard to do because she is always gripping at him.Rip Van Winkle likes to be at this place with a whole bunch of other guys that he hangs out with.He hangs out

The Adirondack Park is a significant location in the novel Adirondack Sundown. Graham Scott and Sarah Waters were picnicking one day at Rockwood State Forest when Graham suddenly had to go back to work, Sarah stayed behind to take pictures of the scenery and then, she was abducted. Many places in the Adirondacks are very significant to the story. Some places in the Adirondack Park that are in the novel are Kane Mountain, Rockwood State Forest and Old Forge. South of the Adirondack Park is where Kane

Rydalmere Summary Rydalmere is a Sydney suburb that is unique and growing with apartment developments going up and some renovations in the area. The local schools are within walking distance for the kids of Rydalmere, as are the nice sports ovals, parks, and playgrounds for a nice recreation culture. Rydalmere offers public transportation via ferry, trains, or buses when the locals want to venture outside their nice suburb. Living in Rydalmere puts you within five minutes of Parramatta via public