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packer4life
packer4life

What details in "Rip Van Winkle" do you think reveal a romantic fascination with the past and nature?

Setting that reflects romantic point of view.

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Posted by packer4life on Thursday February 1, 2007 at 1:52 PM and tagged with rip van winkle.

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  1. chloemink Student

    The fact that Rip leaves the city and ventures forth into the rugged mountains, where he undergoes a life-changing experience, reveals a fascination with nature. When Rip is especially troubled by the stresses of civilized, city life (that is, by his wife), he has no choice but to "stroll away into the woods."

    When Rip returns, significant changes have occurred. Rip notices : "The very character of the people seemed changed." Rip still prefers to tell stories of the old times "before the war."

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    Posted by chloemink on Thursday February 1, 2007 at 4:57 PM

  2. revolution
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    The centre theme for romantic literature is a admiration of the natural environment. The fact that Rio Van Winkle left the city and venture towards unexplored landscapes and explore the rugged mountains , where he underwent some life-changing and inexplicable experiences, which is a common romantic plot for most stories.

    Rip was very troubled with his wife and decided to break free from the stressing city life, mainly his past and explore new frontiers, new future and destiny, so he has no choice but to break free from the modern society and “stroll away into the woods.”

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    Posted by revolution on Sunday August 30, 2009 at 1:22 AM