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Rip Van Winkle Characters
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Rip Van Winkle
Dame Van Winkle
Judith Cardenier
Rip Van Winkle, Jr.
The Stranger
Hendrick (Henry) Hudson
Nicholas Vedder
Derrick Van Bummel
Brom Dutcher
Peter Vanderdonk
The Self-Important Man
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Rip Van Winkle
Rip Van Winkle is good natured, simple, and idle. He frequently helps others but often neglects his family and farm. This tendency results in conflict with his pugnacious wife. " Rip Van Winkle" at first takes place before the American Revolution. Rip lives a simple life in a small colony in New York, populated by Dutch settlers. The colonies are still under the rule of King George III. Rip is loved by many in his village. Dogs never bark at him, the children love him, and the women of the village find no fault with him. However, Rip neglects his farm, wife, and children. He is unable to grow food properly, and out of frustration and idleness he focuses his efforts on anything but his domestic life.