Summary-of-the-Rip-Van-Winkle

1SummaryoftheRipVanWinkleInthenovelRipVanWinkle,theauthordescribesagood-naturedbutlazymanwhoaccidentlysleptfor20yearsandwasn’tawareofthecurrentaffairsafterwakingup.Throughhisunusualexperience,theauthormodestlyexpresseshisfeelingabouttheRevolutionaryWar.RipVanWinkle,asimpleandgood-naturedman,livedinalittleDutchtownintheHudsonValley.Hegainedpopularityamongthevillagebecausehewaskindtoneighborsandobedienttohiswife.Goodwiveslikedhimbecauseheoftenhelpedthemwithchores,butRipdidn’twanttoworkinhisownfarm.Hislivingconditionwaspoorandhischildrenwereasraggedandwildasorphans.Hiswifewasunsatisfiedwithhisbehaviorandalwaysscoldedhim.Oneday,inordertoavoidhiswife’schatter,hetookhisdogandgunandwentintothewoodstohuntsquirrels.Whenhewasabouttogoback,astrangemanaskedhimtohelphimcarryastoutkeg.Eventhoughhewasfeared,heofferedhishelpbecauseofhiskindness.Thekegwaspreparedforagroupofstrangemen.Afterfearfadedaway,Ripdrunkseveralcupsofthekegandthenhadasleepontherock.Afterhewokeupthenextday,hefoundeverythingaround2himwaschanged.Hecametohisvillagebuthedidn’tfindanyoneheknew.Hecametotheinnonlytofindsomepeoplegatheringheretodiscusspoliticalissues.Thewholeworldwasstrangetohim.Finallyhewasrecognizedbyhisdaughter;suddenlyheknewthathehadsleptfor20yearsandRevolutionaryWarhadhappened.Thoughhiswifediedandeverythingwaschanged,hespenthisrestlifewithhisdaughterpeacefullyandstillgainedtheformerhabit.Hetoldeveryonehisstoryandaftersometimethestorywasformedinonestyle.