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A 4 page paper which examines the author’s worldview as seen in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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very much alive and observant of his time and place in the world. He was a man who saw the nation become its own independent nation, and a man who
was in the United States, primarily New York, during its beginning as a major location in the United States. His stories often reflected his time and place in history. The
following paper examines his worldview and his portrayal of colonial New York in the stories The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle. Worldview in The Legend
of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle In looking at these stories the focus will be on the story of Rip Van Winkle first. Rip Van Winkle is a very
simple man and apparently a man that everyone really loves and adores, except his wife who is apparently a nagging and oppressive wife. He is clearly a man who enjoys
life, aside from his wife, and enjoys the simple things in life. The narrator states, "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"
(Irving [1]). The author indicates that if he were left alone he would have been very happy doing nothing for his entire life. This demonstrates the sort of individual who
is not influenced by what is going on in the world, or even in his own town. This is a man whose worldview only extends to his own experiences and
this could well be the attitude and perspective of many people during Irvings time in history, although there were also many who were concerned with what was going on.
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