Washington Irving‚ Comparison of 4 short stories Throughout four of Washington Irving ’s short stories‚ characters manipulate the beliefs and superstitions of others for self-beneficence. A predominant sub-theme in these stories is romanticism. The four stories that will be discussed are "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"‚ "Rip Van Winkle"‚ "The Devil and Tom Walker"‚ and "The Spectre Bridegroom." There are clearly underlying aspects that seem to coincide in all of these stories. Though the author‚ Washington
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RIP VAN WINKLE BY WASHINGTON IRVING 7^WYS`f7Taa]e f7 COPYRIGHT INFORMATION Short Story: “Rip Van Winkle” Author: Washington Irving‚ 1783–1859 First published: 1819 Illustrations first published: 1863 The original story and illustrations are in the public domain in the United States and in most‚ if not all‚ other countries as well. Readers outside the United States should check their own countries’ copyright laws to be certain they can legally download this ebook. The Online Books Page
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but Washington Irving saw things differently. Washington Irving was a famous author of American literature born in the late 1700’s. He was popular for his work in short stories. Popular stories of Irving’s included‚ "The devil and Tom Walker"‚ "Rip Van Winkle"‚ and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". In his stories Irving put importance on both the individual and the community‚ but he directed his focus on the individual. He did this by portraying how the choices of an individual can affect a community
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nineteenth century‚ two paralleling movements‚ Romanticism and Gothicism‚ intrigued many authors‚ leading them to use these styles in their works. An author named‚ Washington Irving‚ reflected both of these movements in his writing with a strong focus on the Romantic style. “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “Rip Van Winkle” were two of his most famous works‚ which portrayed the romantic ideas of this period. The description of the beauty of the natural world and a belief in the goodness of humanity
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“Rip Van Winkle” and “The Devil and Tom Walker” are both written by Washington Irving and feature a man living with his wife. Each story depicts their wives in a similar fashion; vicious‚ pestering annoyances that contribute little to nothing towards the well-being of the protagonist. Irving’s general scorn towards women is manifested in a few different ways‚ even looking beyond their blatantly negative descriptions. The first subtle way Irving shows his bias‚ intentional or not‚ is in the way
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Born in 1783‚ Washington Irving came into a society that was ready to prove itself to the rest of the world. Having defeated the British just a few years earlier the U.S.A. was still taking baby steps making it an exciting time. Irving reflects on this excitement in Rip Van Winkle‚ when old Van Winkle return to town after his long slumber he is shocked by the citizens curiosity into his political ideology. The people vigorously ask him questions about who he voted for and wonder if he is supporter
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American Scholar Reflective Writing The various ideas presented in the American Scholar by Ralph Waldo Emerson both influences my previous beliefs but also challenged a few in the process. As Emerson kept elaborating on what a scholar must do‚ learn‚ and be‚ I took into account‚ over all other ideas‚ the mind of the scholar must not defer to the thoughts of the generally accepted. This idea spoke to me more than the other claims such as inaction of belief or constant learning of new subjects because
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September 2011 Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “The American Scholar” Post- Reading Response In Ralph Waldo Emerson’s 1837 address to the Phi Beta Kappa Society at Harvard‚ called “The American Scholar”‚ he makes clear his thoughts and ideas on the European cultural and cerebral influence on America. Emerson wanted to get across that American scholars needed to create their own independent American literature and academic world‚ separate from European history. Emerson uses tone and style to further convey
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work. However‚ a cliché that is not explicitly written can be used to represent the piece of literature by pulling together all the themes. According to Webster’s Third New International Dictionary of the English Language‚ a cliché is “a trite or stereotyped phrase or expression” (422). Writers typically refrain from using clichés because the overuse of a phrase shows a lack of originality. In Washington Irving’s short story “Rip Van Winkle” and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story “The Birth-Mark‚”
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"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" written by James Thurber and the story of "Rip Van Winkle" written by Washington Irving are similar in many ways. Both characters use dreaming to escape what appear to be drab lives they live. The wife figures in both stories seem to be overbearing and constantly nag each man. Depending on what the reader takes away from each story‚ they can believe the nagging is justified in the actions of the man or the actions of the man are due to the nagging of the wives
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