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    “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by Washington Irving is a short story based on the well-known legend of the Headless Horseman. In the book the disappearance of the main character Ichabod Crane‚ leaves the readers guessing what the truth is behind the ending. In the beginning of the movie there are similarities to the book until later in the movie there is a twist that leads the plot to another direction. Washington Irving starts the short story by describing beautiful scenic images of a little valley

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    capture the imagination and illuminate the mind‚ while creating darkness. Meanwhile decades later‚ both stories continue to captivate readers all over the world earning the reputation of being two of the best American folklore stories. Although Washington Irving and Edgar Allen Poe in their respective works “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “The Raven” use protagonists to describe events of the story‚ Irving’s text is the better of the two because his protagonist‚ as the underdog‚ is able to overcome

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    reflect‚ and the ending leaves us wondering if he is happier for the experience or not. He walks up to the bar and asks where his friends are and everyone thinks he is crazy because they are dead and he didn’t know that. Plot Introduction Washington Irving’s "Rip Van Winkle" is one of the best-known short stories in American literature. That is to say‚ the character of Rip Van Winkle‚ the man who sleeps for twenty years and awakens to a greatly changed world and a long beard‚ is one of the

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    literature began to show it was changing thanks to the newly formed democracy in America. As is the case with any young government‚ many different interest groups arose to attempt to mold the government according to their vision of democracy. Washington Irving‚ a native New Yorker born in 1783‚ grew up in a world engulfed in these democratic ideals. He grew up to be‚ as many would grow up in this atmosphere‚ a political satirist. This satirical nature of Irving’s shows up well in "Rip Van Winkle"

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    “The Devil and Tom Walker”: A Fantastic Folktale In 1824‚ a folktale by the name of “The Devil and Tom Walker” was published by Washington Irving‚ author of legendary tales such as “Rip Van Winkle” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”. “The Devil and Tom Walker” is about a man named Tom Walker that sells his immortal soul to the devil in exchange for worldly goods. This particular story is considered a prime example of what folktales should be. Thus‚ “The Devil and Tom Walker” embodies a folktale based

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    “Rip Van Winkle” Ashley Castillo Keiser University Washington Irving wrote Rip Van Winkle with the American people in mind. At this time society was changing drastically. America was attempting to go through a struggle with forming their identity. America wanted to have an identity that would set them free from English culture and rule. Irving uses his main character‚ Rip Van Winkle‚ to symbolize America. Rip goes through the same struggles that America was going through at this time before

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    “Rip Van Winkle” Can you consider yourself a true American if you haven’t read the classic tale of “Rip Van Winkle” by Washington Irving? It’s a lighthearted story that is a bit silly‚ but has message intertwined in its classic words. It is a necessity that every American should experience. Irving’s story is a well thought out mix of pure old fashion American folk quality’s such as; a unique setting‚ exaggerated characters‚ and peculiar events and consequences that occur. This story has many different

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    1819‚ Washington Irving published the first American short story called “A Posthumous Writing of Diedrich Knickerbocker” published in The Sketch Book and Irving used the pen name Geoffrey Crayon but the piece is often referred to as “Rip Van Winkle.” This essay reviews Irving’s “Rip Van Winkle” by first summarizing the plot and then second detailing the relationship between the story’s structure

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    Theme of The Devil and Tom Walker In Washington Irving’s short story The Devil and Tom Walker‚ greed is shown to be a terrible trait that comes with many negative affects. Revealed by Irving when he introduced the setting‚ Tom Walker lived a miserable life isolated with his untrustworthy wife due to his miserly personality‚ and by this Irving was showing that living a life of greed will ultimately lead to misery. When decisions are being made based on greed and self benefit it will alter one thinking

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    contributed to the spurred industrial growth. But‚ Irving was‚ "an unqualified believer in the popular notions of progress and expansion" (Piedmont-Marton). He spent most of his time reading British literary models‚ and living outside the United States because‚ "he believed that the only hope for American culture was to attach itself to the traditions of Britain" (Piedmont-Marton). When he moved to England‚ Tales of a Traveller was written‚ and published. Irving enjoyed a enormous audience and had constituted

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