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1. and its relation to the American gothic and even feminism. Think back to some of the American gothic themes/elements I covered in the VoiceThread- which ones do you see as present in “Rip Van Winkle?” Also – just to play devil’s advocate a bit here – is there any way to see Dame Van Winkle as a misogynistic creation rather than a feminist one? After all, the reader is basically meant to celebrate or at least laugh at her death by the end of the story.Reply
2. Livia D’AnnaJuly 1, 2021 at 11:52 pm EditHi Jasraj!
   Your interpretation was really interesting to read! In response to your first discussion question, I really don’t think Rip achieved his dream by sleeping for 20 years. The American dream represents how people can work hard to earn success—whatever that means for that person—and Rip Van Winkle does nothing to achieve his goal of being free from his wife. Moreover, I believe that Rip’s dream was not to get away from his wife entirely, but more to get away from her constant nagging. I think Rip’s character represents more of the overnight change that happened in America by becoming an independent nation than the idea of the American dream. The things that allow him to reach his dream are done by a magical outside force which adds to the gothic elements of the story and creates a unique American folktale, but does nothing to show his strength as a character.Reply
3. nvlachosJuly 2, 2021 at 12:06 am EditHi Jasraj, I enjoyed your blog post for this week. I liked how you related feminism to the story, as a lot of those themes stuck out to me as well. Both his wife and daughter are able to live on without Rip. Even when he was still around he was lazy and inattentive, leaving much of the task of raising a family to fall on his wife. The male perspective of the novel may leave the wife seeming “naggy” to the reader, but her complaints were valid, she had to take on a significantly larger role raising the family than Rip did (and thus was before he fell asleep for 20 years).As for whether or not he achieves his dream, I think that to an extent he does. Rip was overwhelmed by society and wanted to spend his days relaxing outside. Getting to sleep and do nothing for decades certainly fulfills that dream, however much of his life passed him by in the process.

Reply to this nvlachosJuly 2, 2021 at 12:06 am EditHi Jasraj, I enjoyed your blog post for this week. I liked how you related feminism to the story, as a lot of those themes stuck out to me as well. Both his wife and daughter are able to live on without Rip. Even when he was still around he was lazy and inattentive, leaving much of the task of raising a family to fall on his wife. The male perspective of the novel may leave the wife seeming “naggy” to the reader, but her complaints were valid, she had to take on a significantly larger role raising the family than Rip did (and thus was before he fell asleep for 20 years).As for whether or not he achieves his dream, I think that to an extent he does. Rip was overwhelmed by society and wanted to spend his days relaxing outside. Getting to sleep and do nothing for decades certainly fulfills that dream, however much of his life passed him by in the process

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1. and its relation to the American gothic and even feminism. Think back to some of the American gothic themes/elements I covered in the VoiceThread- which ones do you see as present in “Rip Van Winkle?” Also – just to play devil’s advocate a bit here – is there any way to see Dame Van Winkle as a misogynistic creation rather than a feminist one? After all, the reader is basically meant to celebrate or at least laugh at her death by the end of the story.Reply.

Here 2 Livia D’AnnaJuly 1, 2021 at 11:52 pm EditHi Jasraj!
Your interpretation was really interesting to read! In response to your first discussion question, I really don’t think Rip achieved his dream by sleeping for 20 years. The American dream represents how people can work hard to earn success—whatever that means for that person—and Rip Van Winkle does nothing to achieve his goal of being free from his wife. Moreover, I believe that Rip’s dream was not to get away from his wife entirely, but more to get away from her constant nagging. I think Rip’s character represents more of the overnight change that happened in America by becoming an independent nation than the idea of the American dream. The things that allow him to reach his dream are done by a magical outside force which adds to the gothic elements of the story and creates a unique American folktale, but does nothing to show his strength as a character.Reply

Last one Hi Jasraj, I enjoyed your blog post for this week. I liked how you related feminism to the story, as a lot of those themes stuck out to me as well. Both his wife and daughter are able to live on without Rip. Even when he was still around he was lazy and inattentive, leaving much of the task of raising a family to fall on his wife. The male perspective of the novel may leave the wife seeming “naggy” to the reader, but her complaints were valid, she had to take on a significantly larger role raising the family than Rip did (and thus was before he fell asleep for 20 years).As for whether or not he achieves his dream, I think that to an extent he does. Rip was overwhelmed by society and wanted to spend his days relaxing outside. Getting to sleep and do nothing for decades certainly fulfills that dream, however much of his life passed him by in the process.

This is by livia Hi Jasraj!
Your interpretation was really interesting to read! In response to your first discussion question, I really don’t think Rip achieved his dream by sleeping for 20 years. The American dream represents how people can work hard to earn success—whatever that means for that person—and Rip Van Winkle does nothing to achieve his goal of being free from his wife. Moreover, I believe that Rip’s dream was not to get away from his wife entirely, but more to get away from her constant nagging. I think Rip’s character represents more of the overnight change that happened in America by becoming an independent nation than the idea of the American dream. The things that allow him to reach his dream are done by a magical outside force which adds to the gothic elements of the story and creates a unique American folktale, but does nothing to show his strength as a character.Reply

This is by Harry Last one Hi Jasraj, I enjoyed your blog post for this week. I liked how you related feminism to the story, as a lot of those themes stuck out to me as well. Both his wife and daughter are able to live on without Rip. Even when he was still around he was lazy and inattentive, leaving much of the task of raising a family to fall on his wife. The male perspective of the novel may leave the wife seeming “naggy” to the reader, but her complaints were valid, she had to take on a significantly larger role raising the family than Rip did (and thus was before he fell asleep for 20 years).As for whether or not he achieves his dream, I think that to an extent he does. Rip was overwhelmed by society and wanted to spend his days relaxing outside. Getting to sleep and do nothing for decades certainly fulfills that dream, however much of his life passed him by in the process