The story of Rip Van Winkle, by Irving, sets the position in the Kaatskill Mountains. It’s an American mythicism about a slow farmer who left on a hike and met a Dutchmen and settled up sleeping for twenty years. American religion is folk tales with some magical theme to it. After reading Rip Van Winkle, the reader may take aside that being lazy easy but it doesn’t get you wherever in life. The anecdote of Rip Van Winkle is set to place in a village in the Kaatskill Mountains.“Whoever had made a journey up the Hudson, must recognize the Kaatskill Mountains. They are a disjointed branch of the great Appalachian line, and are seen away to the westward of the river, swelling up to a great height, and counting it over the neighboring country.” The height of the …show more content…
“On opening the amphitheater, new targets of wonder presented themselves. On a flat spot in the center was a company of odd-looking personages playing at ninepins” P. With things magically flying around and things randomly appearing, this is what helps make it an American mythology. But what also makes it an American myth is the case the Rip Van Winkle slept for twenty years. Rip Van Winkle has forever been lazy. Even his wife disliked his laziness. A termagant wife can, hence, in some honors, be considered a sustainable advantage; and if so, Rip Van Winkle was very fortunate.” but when Rip was resting in the woods he did not foresee to rest for twenty years. During Rip woke up from his nap, his rifle was decayed, and his dog was gone. Frustrated he went after to the village to find that his wife had passed away and his house was rotting away, and his son was lazy just like him. Rip Van Winkle was a good story overall. It had had a big life lesson, and it revealed many different ideas of American mythology. With falling asleep for twenty years and meeting a mysterious man in the woods Irving did a good at revealing the magical side of