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The first true American writer, Washington Irving, is known for his famous works such as Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Because they are from the same author, both stories are bound to be connected in a way or another. There are many similarities and differences between The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle. Some of the similarities between The Legend of Sleepy Hollows and Rip Van Winkle are the settings; dark and scary and post revolutionary war. There are major differences

Richard Hugo takes places Americans traveled past in the era of westward expansion, with little or no regard for the emotional connections the town might have with its residents and turns them into elaborate towns with storied histories and troubled populations in his poems. The poem “Degrees of Gray in Philipsburg” may sound from the title to be a maudlin description, but it turns out to be uplifting, focused on transience but also making the argument to appreciate the small splashes of color in

settings and characters coincided with people and places from his past. Authors of stories, similar to screenwriters, often write about what they know; therefore, we find their stories similar in many aspects. In the “The Devil and Tom Walker” and “Rip Van Winkle” we see that the author Washington Irving uses similarities in setting, male protagonist, female protagonist, and mystic characters. Similarity between stories is shown through setting. One proof of similarity is that both stories

The early 1800s in America were a tumultuous time. Fresh off the Revolutionary War, America was faced with the daunting task of finding her identity and creating new government and new ways of life. This was also a time of great religious change, in that the Second Great Awakening was sweeping the nation. America’s deep Puritan and Calvinist roots were being challenged head on as the Evangelicals spread a new message that salvation was no longer predestined, but was available to all if one chose

Irving Washington’s Rip Van Winkle is one of the most famous and acclaimed works as well as one of Irving’s biggest successes. Irving wrote it after the American Revolution and during that time is when America’s society was still developing and becoming it’s a government of its own. This short story shows how a new, thriving America had gained freedom, but then that freedom came with a price as it meant that the newly freed country would eventually have had to struggle to establish its own identity

“Rip Van Winkle” & the Parallel to Crises in Midlife “Rip Van Winkle” is an American short story by Washington Irving. Published in 1819, it is a quaint essential piece of American Literature. The story is narrated by Deidrich Knickerbocker, a character created by Washington Irving. Knickerbocker tells of the life of old man Rip Van Winkle and how he slept for twenty years among the trees in the Kaatskill mountains and returned one day to a new time, only to find that his home and all his friends

Why? Knickerbocker shows sympathy in the end because it’s hard to believe that a person can be in a deep sleep for twenty years and regains consciousness. He’s heard other stories that are odd but true. 5. How does Irving characterize Rip? Irving characterizes Rip as a meek mild tempered henpecked man with no backbone. Use specific examples from the story. On page 30, he states, “I have observed that he was a simple good natured man; he was moreover a kind neighbor, and an obedient, henpecked husband

“Rip Van Winkle” and the Dangers of American Innocence Washington Irving’s “Rip Van Winkle” is a staple of early American literature that has lived through the ages as a fable that as Americans we tell our children to entertain and illicit a message or moral that they will be able to take away from this slice of American literature. Irving’s story does in fact have a lot to say about America as a young and naive nation that has bred a national identity, but in the process has forgotten about the

In this paper, I will be explaining Washington “Erving’s Rip Van Winkle” and Mason Locke Weems’s “Life of Washington” cultural, social, and historical context. In the “Life of Washington”, Weems shows how George Washington was raised and how he acted as a child. However, in “Rip Van Winkle”, Irving tells a story of a man who slept through the Revolutionary War and wakes to find a new country. These stories show the problem of how the United States of America was seen in the eyes of foreign

Father of American Literature." (Gallagher, Edward J.) Washington had over 15 writing's he had produced. Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of a Sleepy Hollow are his most well known novels. Washington “best known as the first American to make a living solely from writing.” (“United States ) He was one of the best writers for 76 years, he made stories for people to enjoy. In his 18 century novel the Rip Van Winkle Washington Irving explores the theme freedom from tyranny by using symbolism and imagery.