“Rip Van Winkle” and the Emergence of an American Mythology This document provides an overview of the tasks and time line for completing this assignment. Assignment Instructions As you have learned, the stories that make up a nation’s mythology share several characteristics: They are set in the past, often in remote or exciting places and […]
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How does Irving incorporate at least three of the above characteristics into Rip Van Winkle?
Assignment Instructions As you have learned, the stories that make up a nation mythology share several characteristics: • They are set in the past, often in remote or exciting places and times. • They are filled with remarkable, strange, or exaggerated characters. • They feature incredible, heroic, impressive, magical, or mysterious events and their consequences. […]
