Washington Irvine Flashcards
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What is “Rip Wan Winkle” an allegory of?
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The Revolutionary War
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What is the Importance of “Rip Van Winkle”?
A
Dame Van Winkle represents Great Britain because she is always nagging on Rip, While Rip represents America. After Rip wakes up from his slumber the town is filled with a sense of purpose that was not there there before.
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What did the Revolutionary war do to the colonists?
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It awoke them and gave them purpose
