Author Washington Irving who is considered one of the Great American authors, wrote during the romanticism period. Particularly, in his work titled Rip Van Winkle written in 1819 we can see evidence of the characteristics, themes, and style identified with the romantic movement which was extant in American letters between 1800 and 1860. As a representative of such a movement. Washington Irving then remains one of the most identifiable and iconic writers of his time.
Conceived by European immigrants William Sr. and Sarah. Washington Irving was born into a family of eleven children on April 3rd, 1783. He was named after the hero of the recent American Revolution, George Washington. He received his education privately, and then received education
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However, when he wakes up, not everything is the same as it once was when he was last awake. He had fallen asleep for twenty-years. Everything has changed, and he has escaped a few things from the sleep. He had avoided participating in the American Revolution war that was won, and his wife. Funny as it is, it’s a good thing since in the story. She only nags at him for not doing anything around the house or at all. Rip Van Winkle was something of a lazy husband and father. Once he awakes from his slumber, he finds that everyone is dressed differently and there is a large appreciation for George Washington. He eventually finds his son who is named exactly like him, but is twenty years older. He is explained that officially, he was labeled as a missing person, and it stayed that for twenty-years. It assumed that a ghost visits every twenty-years and that Rip Van Winkle has been accompanying this ghost for the time in which he was missing. Rip Van Winkle ultimately decides to stay with his now grown daughter, and continue his life just like it was before. This time however, he escaped his wife that only nagged at him for his