The Anti-Feminism In Rip Van Winkle
The Anti-feminism in Rip Van Winkle
In the story Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving, the hero experiences an amazing “night” which actually lasted twenty years! All that others have experienced and suffered to Rip is just like a dream. He escapes the Revolutionary War and many changes during the turbulent time, but loses his identity after his return. It’s really difficult to say if Rip is fortunate or unfortunate to have this dream.
It is generally considered that what causes the tragedy (or comedy) is Rip’s wife—Dame Van Winkle is always complaining about Rip’s “idleness, carelessness, and the ruin he was bringing on his family”. She regarded Rip’s warm heart as nothing. She even interrupts the talks among Rip and his cronies. Her perpetual nagging and termagant temper afflicts Rip so much that, once it reached Rip’s anger spot, Rip could and would do something to protest her. In the fiery furnace of domestic tribulation, Rip has no other alternative but to......
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