Rip-Van-Winkle-.docx

RipVanWinkle&DamcVanWinkleRipVanWinklewrittenbyWashingtonIrvingtellsastory(hattheherocalledRipVanWinklegoesforawalk(hewoodsandtailsasleepfortwentyyears,missing(heRevolutionarywar.Tostartwith.RipVanWinkleandDaIneVanWinkleb<hhavedistinctivecharacters.RipVanWinkleisakind,easygoing,andpeacefulnunwhoispopularwithallofhisneighbors.Hiswife'sbadtemperearnshimthesympathyofwomenandchildrenlovehimbecausehetldstoriesandgavecoystothemHi$onlyshortcomingis(hathewasnotwilling(odoanyworkfromwhichbecouldmakealiving.HeoftenhelpsneighborsworkIoradaybuttakeslittlecareofhisfarmandidlesawayhistime.Duringhislongsleep,hiswifesupportedthefamilyaloneandtheworldgetsalongfinewithouthim.DameVanWinkle.RipVanWinkle'swifeisasour-temperedwomanwhospendsallherIilnebc11tingRip.SheisCanlankerousandnaggingandnoonecanstandherbadlenper.However,whenherhusbandisvcr)lazyanddon,twanttoundertakeagriculturalwork,sheworkedvery-hardfor(hefamily.Twoheroes'difl'crcntcharactersmayleadotheunhappymarriage.Then(heirrelationshipisno(verywellandtheydon*tgetalongwellwitheachother.Ri*svifeMkeptcontinuallydinninginhisearsabouthisidleness,hiscarelessness,andtheruinbewasbringingonhisfamily.Morning,noon,andnight,hertonguewasincessantlygoing/*Hiswifealwaysthrowshercriticismofhimintohisface.RipisVCryafraidofhiswife,evenobedient(ohisquitedomineeringwife.Inthisbook,aderscanseehisfeartowardsDan>efrommanyplots.WhenRipwokeupafter20yearsago.(hefirstthinghethoughtwaswhichexcusecanbemadetoexplainhislatereturning.AndwhenRipwentbackfromthemountainandfoundthathiswifehasbeendeadforyears,befeltrealfreedom.HerdeathreleasedRip.Itisaheart-breakingthingthathusbandignores,evenlu(eshiswifewhotriedherbesttoplantcropsandeducatetheirchildren(osupportlheirfamily.SomeonethoughtDamerepresentscolonistbutthethemeischangingaccordingtotimes.Damcisahardworking,capableandresponsiblewomananddarestochallengepatriarchalsociety,althoughsheiswellknownbyhisbadtemper.Shecleaneduptheroom,lookcareofIWOyoungchildrenandfannedtheland.TheFesponsibililyfrherfamilybearsdownonapoorwomanbecauseRipisverylazyinlife.ButcvcrjoncinthepleasantvillageadoresRipandhatesDame.Ripdocsnothingandcamspeople'ssympathyandrespect,DamcworksdiligentlyandconscientiouslyandishatedbyInanypeopleincludingherhusbandanddog.Womencan,taccep<thistrcalncnlanddiscrimination.ThiscomparisonshowsIhiHilibnolfair.Andthisistheworldthatmenrulecvcrjthingandwomenarcdiscriminated,violatedandunjustlytreated.Afterreadingthishook,weshouldgetridofthebeliefthateverywomanshouldhesympathetic,gcnllcandpureandstruggled(ogainequality,inspect*freedomand(hesamerightasmen.