Analysis Of The Poem ' Riptide ' By Vance Joy

What special properties does Riptide have? What special properties Riptide has is he cannot harm humans.

He ‘s a lazy and obedient hen-pecked husband. “In a word, Rip was ready to attend to anybody’s business but his own; but as to doing family duty, keeping his farm in order, he found it impossible.” His idleness to his responsibility can be seen as American’s unwillingness to be a servant of England. “There is phlegm and drowsy tranquility” around the town before the revolution war. However, after Rip awakes from his sleep for twenty years, everything in the town has changed. “There was a busy, bustling, disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquility.” Also, the sign outside the tavern where he spent much of his time has changed from King George to General Washington. After seeing all of these changes, at first Rip doubts his own identity, especially when he sees his son who is” a precise counterpart of himself.” However, before long, “he resumes his old walks and habits,” because he doesn’t compelled to change himself into a post Revolutionary American. Since it never happens as an event in his life, it makes no drastic change in Rip’s life. Because he has no indent to fit in the new society to be who he has to be at the new age, he tries to retreat or stay in the past which is what the Americans need to lead their cultural life.

Specifically, it reflects on his uncertainty and acceptance of the change he experiences by going in and out of the mountain. Rip may also be a metaphor for the creation and persistence of America. As a whole, the story and passage act as a way to reconcile a new identity with new surroundings, which many people in 19th century America were experiencing at the time. Splitting from the global powerhouse of England in the 18th century meant not a lot was certain for America in its early years. This anxiety is represented well by Rip’s identity crisis when he returns unknowingly after his twenty-year disappearance; many new immigrants to America may have felt the same way.

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Rip’s wife was always yelling at him no matter what he did, he could not make her happy. Eventually, he got so tired of hearing it he started shrugging his shoulders as if he wasn’t listening. This shoulder shrugging became a bad habit of Rip’s which on made his wife angrier. She was mostly upset that he wouldn’t do anything. He wouldn’t work on their farm or make sure things were in order, but he would

After Rip returns to town from his 20-year nap, the full effects of the American Revolution can be seen. When Rip says, “I am a poor quiet man, a native of the place, and a loyal subject of the king, God bless him!” the townspeople roared with rage at the sight of what they thought to be an act of treason by an English loyalist (Irving). This emotion of fury at the sight of treason against America came with the newfound American identity that could be observed after the Revolution that brought the people their freedom. This was the American identity that Irving was trying to bestow upon his readers. And what came with this identity was a strong unifying sense of patriotism and nationalism that could not be found in the old colonial America that existed before the war. It was only after Rip found out that Dame was gone from his life however, that he was able to live out the remainder of his time happy. Irving put this detail in his story because believed that American identity could have only come after their freedom from

EXPLANATION OF HOW ELEMENT IS SHOWN IN THE QUOTE: Rip’s story finds much inspiration in the legend of Hendrick Hudson and his vigil in the Kaatskill mountains. Both the story and the legend overlap with the strangely clothed men, the peals of thunder, and the ninepin game.

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When Rip arrives to the town his only worry on his mind is the mouth lashing he will receive from the wife. Rip arrives in the town shocked when he finds the image of King George III replaced by George Washington. As Rip continues through the town he becomes confused, unable to understand the current election process that is occurring, when he is questioned by townspeople as to “which side he voted?” (7). The author states, “ ‘I am a poor quiet man, a native of the place, and a loyal subject of the king, God bless him!” (7). After hearing that Rip Van Winkle was a loyalist the townspeople feared the old ways and became extremely angry with Rip. One main issue of the story was one of identity, especially at this time in history. The citizens of America, twenty years after Rip Van Winkle finally awoke, found their identity.. Rip, who was having difficulty finding himself throughout the story, finally finds his identity when his daughter finds him and takes him home to live with her. Rip Van Winkle is told his wife has long been dead. With the overbearing authority Dame Van Winkle gone, Rip Van Winkle is able live the rest of days happy. Rip, much like America, could now enjoy the new freedom that he deserved. Not only that, but the irony in his named alone. ‘Rip’ being a play on words, rest in

The reader discovers more information as well in paragraph eight, lines nine and ten, “… eat white bread or brown, whichever can be got with least thought or trouble, and would rather starve on a penny than work for a pound.” That quote represents Rip’s attitude for not having as much effort or not working as hard when someone is watching

Rip is known in this story as a lazy person around his house, but well-liked among the village. “The great error in Rip’s composition was an insuperable aversion to all kinds of profitable labor…for he will sit on a wet rock…and fish all day without a murmur” (63). This caused Rip’s wife to always nag Rip, but being liked by his neighbors made him a more relatable character so that the reader can empathize with how he feels. As a result, Rip preferred the company of the woods over his nagging wife. However, the most mysterious character in this myth is the stranger that he meets in the woods. “On nearer approach, he was still more surprise at the singularity of the stranger appearance …He was a short square built old fellow, with bushy hair and a grisly beard. His dress was of the Dutch fashion” (68). Irving includes the stranger to honor the founders of the area and continue to mystical mood to the story. Legend suggests that the ghosts of Henry Hudson and his crew that founded the nearby Hudson River, haunted the Katskill Mountains. When Rip meets these remarkable characters, they give him a drink that causes more mysterious events to

These are the consequences that Rip is facing because he did not value time. It is not possible for a human being to sleep for twenty years, allowing the reader to understand that the short story is a myth. “Rip’s story was told, for the whole twenty years had been to him but one night.” (Irving 76) To Rip he had just

In Washington Irving's "Rip Van Winkle," Rip's character is closely correlated with the theme of nature and its prominence over the ever-changing world. The story is set in the Kaatskill Mountains, an important setting with a luminance that does not falter throughout. Similarly, Rip is immediately described as a respectable and well liked man in his mountainous setting. Right off the bat, the two can be easily associated. The magical elements in the story cause Rip to fall asleep for twenty years, and upon waking, he is in a world completely changed by the progression of time. However, despite the extreme alterations, only Rip and the nature that he is so familiar with are able to prevail, remaining ultimately unaffected by the

The thing Rip first noticed was his gun. His gun had become rusted. When he began walking he also noticed his joints were stiff and it was hard for him to get down the mountain. When he approached the village he wasn’t the same good spirited man. He felt troubled, “He shook his head, shouldered the rusty firelock, and with a heart full of trouble and anxiety, turned his steps homeward” (Irving 36). He noticed his village seem different. People he didn’t recognize stared at him. He was so distraught but the staring he looked in his reflection and noticed a long beard. Businesses changed the town became more populous. He walked to his house and found it decaying. Within the house he saw who once was his best friend, his dog. “A half-starved dog, that looked like Wolf, was skulking about it. Rip called him by name, but the cur snarled, showed his teeth, and passed on” (Irving 36). He walked back into town and noticed the bench once dedicated to King George, now dedicated to George Washington. He noticed an unusual crowd of people by the door. They were voting. When asked what party he was he said, “I am a poor quite man, a native of the place and a loyal subject of the King, God bless him!” (Irving 37). Little did he know there was a war that gave his town along with many other independences from the throne. People called him a traitor. He asked if anyone knew Rip Van Winkle. They all pointed to his son. His son

This quote amplifies how Rip has made a conscious personal change due to his 20-year