Literary Theory in Rip Van Winkle Rip Van Winkle is a very lazy man who is loved by everyone in the town except his wife. She dislikes him because he always does things for others and never for her. One day, after having enough of his nagging wife, Rip decides to climb some nearby mountains with his dog. On the way up her hears thunder and finds out that it is a bunch of guys bowling. After seeing them, Rip drinks a whole jug of beer he helped someone carry up the mountains and falls asleep for 20 years. When he wakes up, he returns to the village to find his house in shambles and his kids grown up. In the end, he decides to live in comfort with his daughter. Throughout this story, Rip is portrayed as a perfect person who is nice to all his
