Title: Rip Van Winkle Summary and Analysis
Headings: Rip Van Winkle
Rip Van Winkle
Background of the Story
Contents
Historical Context
Overview
Rip Van Winkle Summary
Rip Van Winkle Characters Analysis
Geoffrey Crayon
Rip Van Winkle
Dame Van Winkle
Derrick Van Bummel
Nicholaus Vedder
Judith Gardenier
Rip Van Winkle, Jr.
Hendrick Hudson
Peter Vanderdonk
Themes in Rip Van Winkle
Freedom and Tyranny
Constancy and Change
History and Fiction
Volunteerism vs Work for Money
Active vs Passive Resistance
Labor vs Productivity
Rip Van Winkle Analysis
Narrative Style
Local History and Mythical Narrative
Self Identity
Overlapping of Time
Rip as an Anti-American
Negative evasiveness of Rip’s Wife
Rip as Negation of Traditional American Hero

Content: Rip Van Winkle Summary and Analysis
Rip Van Winkle
Background of the Story
Contents
Background of the Story
Historical Context
Overview
Rip Van Winkle Summary
Rip Van Winkle Characters Analysis
Geoffrey Crayon
Rip Van Winkle
Dame Van Winkle
Derrick Van Bummel
Nicholaus Vedder
Judith Gardenier
Rip Van Winkle, Jr.
Hendrick Hudson
Peter Vanderdonk
Themes in Rip Van Winkle
Freedom and Tyranny
Constancy and Change
History and Fiction
Volunteerism vs Work for Money
Active vs Passive Resistance
Labor vs Productivity
Rip Van Winkle Analysis
Narrative Style
Local History and Mythical Narrative
Self Identity
Overlapping of Time
Rip as an Anti-American
Negative evasiveness of Rip’s Wife
Rip as Negation of Traditional American Hero
Rip Van Winkle is a humorous short story written by the American author Washington Irving. It was first published in 1819. It is addressed in the background of a Dutch-American village in colonial America. The protagonist is Rip Van Winkle who wanders in the Catskill Mountains, falls asleep and wakes up after 20 years. Irving wrote this story during his stay in Birmingham, England. It was part of the collection of stories named The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. This collection helped proceed with a literary career and gained international fame. Irving also explores the history and tradition of the Catskill Mountains through the tale of Rip Van Winkle. Historical Context
Historical context during the first of the story spreads around 1769 or 1770 and lasts for twenty years. While the second half opens in the year 1789 or 1790.