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Doing stuff. And he has an evil wife who is always nagging him to do bothersome things; like come h i, is for Irving 3 Stars When I was a child I always thought the story of Rip Van Winkle was harmless; some guy gets really tired and falls asleep on a mountain only to wake up 20 years later, the end.
And he has an evil wife who is always nagging him to do bothersome things; like come home, get a job, be useful. How horrible! So he ventures up a mountain one day, and falls asleep for those same 20 years. And after he awakes, all the world is better and he can go about being a now useless old man who no one expects anything from except stories and pipe-smoking The end.
Although the writing is lovely, the description ranges from overly long to non-existent. Beyond that, I found the end of the story a bit rushed feeling and I wished it had carried on to explain a bit more of what exactly had happened to the town in those twenty- years. View all 14 comments. Rip Van Winkle lived in a village of Dutch colonists at the foot of the Catskills, described as the fairy mountains, when New York was a colony of Great Britain. Rip was a kind neighbor, and a friend to all the villagers.
But he was also a hen-pecked husband who avoided doing any work around his farm. One day he goes into the mountains for a walk with his dog. He encounters a strange looking man carrying a keg, and Rip helps him carry it into a ravine to a drinking party. After tipping back a fe Rip Van Winkle lived in a village of Dutch colonists at the foot of the Catskills, described as the fairy mountains, when New York was a colony of Great Britain. After tipping back a few, Rip falls asleep. He awakens with a long gray beard, and finds that everything has changed when he returns to the village.
His wife has died, his house is in ruins, and a picture of George Washington has replaced the painting of King George III at the tavern. He had been asleep for twenty years. The short story of "Rip Van Winkle" has a lot of humor, as well as touches of the magic of Indian fables about the Catskills. Washington Irving's story was originally published with other stories and essays in "The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon" in This particular edition of the story is wonderful because it contains 51 full page illustrations by Arthur Rackham--the villagers, the troll-like mountain men, the magical creatures in the forest, and Rip Van Winkle with his dog.
It's a beautiful book! View all 8 comments. Nov 10, Sara rated it it was amazing Shelves: breakfast-club , catching-up-classics , classics , short-stories-novellas , the-author-cards-list.
Wonderfully vivid tale of a man who loses 20 years of his life overnight in the Catskill Mountains. Irving is a delightful narrator, who employs some irony and humor along with his powerful sense of place, to enthrall his reader. I had, of course, read this long ago in my youth. I found it was a bit different than I had remembered and well worth taking the time to read again.
View all 3 comments. Rip Van Winkle, however, was one of those happy mortals, of foolish, well-oiled dispositions, who take the world easy, eat white bread or brown, whichever can be got with least thought or trouble, and would rather starve on a penny than work for a pound.
If left to himself, he would have whistled life away, in perfect contentment. It's good that ole Rip was a happy-go-lucky sort, because the knowledge that he passed out on a mountainside, and woke twenty years later might have killed a more Rip Van Winkle, however, was one of those happy mortals, of foolish, well-oiled dispositions, who take the world easy, eat white bread or brown, whichever can be got with least thought or trouble, and would rather starve on a penny than work for a pound.
It's good that ole Rip was a happy-go-lucky sort, because the knowledge that he passed out on a mountainside, and woke twenty years later might have killed a more cautious man. This is a story told so many times it seems almost folklore, though it was published by Irving in Rip is a man who is well liked by his fellow villagers, but doesn't do much to help out around the house.
Is it because he can't stand his nagging wife, or is it his laziness that made her a scold? We're never quite sure, though since Irving himself never married, you may draw your own conclusions as to the author's intent.
Irving based his tale in the Kaatskill Mountains, describing with loving detail how the mountains in the last rays of the setting sun, will glow and light up like a crown of glory. The old trickster admitted later that he had never been to the region when he wrote the story. I'm sure you've heard some version of this tale - how Rip, to escape his wife's badgering, heads to the highest part of the mountains accompanied by his faithful dog, Wolf, intending to do a bit of squirrel-shooting.
After partying heartily with some oddly dressed gentlemen, he wakes to find his dog gone, his gun rusty, and his whiskers nearly a foot long. He stumbles into the village, where he is unrecognized by the townsfolk. Even Wolf now snarls at him. I've always been amazed at the longevity of this canine, and wished my beloved pets had such long lives. Though there are countless children's books available that tell Rip's bizarre story, I urge you to read Irving's original classic - a uniquely American fairy tale undoubtedly based on ancient legends.
This is still a wonderful story dealing with the fair folk. Jun 29, Kon R. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. As usual I read this story with no prior knowledge of it. This was only further confirmed as Rip Van Winkle stumbled upon the man with the liquor and the strange group. I was on the edge of my seat waiting for the horror to begin.
As soon as Rip started talking to the town folk and they claimed he was a British spy I was thinking "This is it! They're going to lynch him! I don't expect every reader to go on this emotional rollercoaster, but man was it fun. Mar 14, Nicole rated it it was ok Shelves: 2-stars , The feminist in me really hated this story.
I wonder if everything I ever remembered about this short was from actually reading it, or because it's a New York folk-tale. I thought - oh yes, this is the very fun story about the guy who falls asleep and when he wakes up his beard is long!
But really, it's the story of a lazy ass man named Rip who is unhappy because his wife is mean because he's so freaking lazy the family has actually lost a considerable amount of wealth because he can't seem to The feminist in me really hated this story.
But really, it's the story of a lazy ass man named Rip who is unhappy because his wife is mean because he's so freaking lazy the family has actually lost a considerable amount of wealth because he can't seem to bring himself to work his land. He gets lured away by the ghost of Henry Hudson and some other Dutch ghosts, drinks their Dutch wine, and falls asleep for 20 years.
When he wakes up, the colonies are no longer under English control and everybody is free and American. Also, Rip's wife is dead. So, essentially, Rip's wife represents the domineering and oppressive Britain and Rip represents the kind American folk who long to be free.
When he wakes up, that all comes about. Woo-hoo for symbols. But why does Rip get to live a lazy, carefree life both before and after the war, having done not a GD thing EVER, except fall asleep for a super long time. Poor Dame Van Winkle. View all 4 comments. This is a cute but strange story that is probably more important to American readers than this ignorant Aussie. I've heard the name Rip Van Winkle but knew nothing about the story, so this was an interesting experience for me.
I loved the description of this old guy who is loved by everyone except his overbearing wife, and how he spends his idle days. It must be said though: I'm not entirely sure this story would be nearly as entertaining without the illustrations. I read this version online and I This is a cute but strange story that is probably more important to American readers than this ignorant Aussie.
I read this version online and I'd be curious to see the pictures on the page. I'm pretty sure I'd be staring at them for a while. They're so detailed and, honestly, kinda creepy. But it really encourages the imagination, which I loved. Poor Rip Van Winkle! Is this the only way to escape your nagging wife? I know you didn't mean to, you just wanted to take one day off and it lasted for a very long time!!
I think Rip represents America, and his wife represents Britain! When he finally woke up, Britain Dame Van Winkle was defeated dead!! It's a very cool image, isn't it?!
The representation of the idea of getting free is truly impressive! But, you know, it ju Poor Rip Van Winkle! But, you know, it just occurred to me that: did Rip really get free? He didn't do anything to earn his freedom! He just slept for 20 years and.. Voila -- his wife is dead and he's free! Does that kind of 'freedom' count?
In my opinion he didn't really get free! You know, after he learned what happened and after his grown daughter took him in, he resumed his usual idleness! He didn't even change! That's not freedom, right? Dame Van Winkle wasn't his true prisoner. His true prisoner was actually His own idleness and self worthlessness! I really enjoyed reading this story.
I recommend it. Rip Van Winkle was a chronically lazy asshole. This concludes today's edition of "Ellen Gail bitches about boring, sexist classics. View all 6 comments. Apr 09, Mario rated it liked it Shelves: short-stories. A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use. The writing style was quite dull, and the characters were forgettable. I liked the idea of this story, but I didn't A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
I liked the idea of this story, but I didn't like the execution. I did enjoy second half of the story after he woke up , a lot more than the first half, so that's why I have it 2. All in all, even though I do respect Washington Irving and what he had done for American literature, his work are just not my type of literature. Oct 04, Kathleen rated it liked it Shelves: classic , short-stories. A fun little story with hints of magic and history of the Catskill Mountains.
I have to say I like the legend more than the writing. Or maybe I just remember the way my dad told it, and will always like that best. Apr 21, Himanshu Karmacharya rated it really liked it Shelves: short-stories. Rip Van Winkle is a popular short story by Washington Irving. In fact, it is so popular that many of us have heard, watched or read some version of this story. I had read a shorter version of this short story in school, but had never read the original work.
It is a fascinating tale that makes one wonder how one would feel if suddenly their entire world had changed after waking up from their sleep. Mar 14, A. Neilly rated it really liked it Shelves: short-stories , fantasy. I found the story funny because of the characters but somehow I remembered his adventure in the mountains better that it really was, so that part was a bit of disappointing.
The tone in general is very witty, and that saved the story. Jan 13, Naia Pard rated it it was amazing Shelves: litere. At first, I thought that it would bore me to death with the "adventures" of not such an adventurer Rip Van Winkle that hated the presence of his wife and spent his days lounging under the shade of a tree with his loyal dog at his side. But, when I was ready to give up reading this, there came the voice of a strange creature deep into the woods.
Boy, did I like the plot twist at the end of the story! It made me think "Is this where Hollywood's obsession with time travel comes from? Jan 03, J. Shelves: What I like best about this story that, though it can be taken as a children's story, it is actually a complex satire that Irving is best known for actually He ends up drinking some magic liquor and wakes to find the world he knows completely different.
Rip is lazy as can be, and it shows throughout the story. His marriage is loveless at best, and overall, it is hard to root for the man. But the thing I like best about this story is the way Rip handles himself when he realizes that he's been asleep for twenty years. I like reading Irving because he gives characters that are very flawed i. The Devil and Tom Walker. Irving is not exactly the easiest author to read, which is why I would not recommend this story to the casual reader.
It is revealed that Farquhar never escaped at all; he fantasized the whole third part of the adventure during the time between falling off of the bridge and the rope breaking his.
These feelings would be nightmares for him for many years to come. Irony may also lead to one forgiving him or her self. As Amir discovers the truth about his relationship with Hassan, and also gets the news. He tries to go back to sleep but cannot get on his right side because of his abnormal shape. He wakes up again and looks at his alarm clock, it is six thirty. Through both their own adventures that have both proved a point, but Shepard was more impactful and admirable because he did it for society while McCandless did it for his own satisfaction.
With controversial topics such a poverty thriving throughout the US, Shepard made a plan to show that it 's possible that anyone can lift themselves. Buck dug a hole and laid his tired body inside the cozy place. Buck was thinking about Dave for quite a long time. However, his negative thinking about the unfairness of Scotch half-breed was lingering. As the time passed by, he fell asleep without noticing.
It is in chapter 6 when we start to see the Paul is experiencing despair. After a heavy attack with the French, Paul and the other soldiers take the chance to fall back and rest for an hour. The memories bring sorrow and he start to believe that his youth is forever gone along with his hopes and dreams.
It is also in this chapter that Paul and looked and listen a fellow solider die for 3 days, and even with their best efforts they could not find. I fully acknowledge what Remarque is showing his readers about how war is a fast and terrible way for young men to be completely changed, scarred, and grieving for the rest of their lives. Paul especially, was dramatically changed after seeing Kemmerich, Kat, Albert, Muller, and Tjaden suffer so dramatically. The scene in the novel where he first goes back home to see his family, brought out the way they can no longer adapt to such peaceful and safe conditions.
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