Rip Van Winkle Setting In Rip Van Winkle, by Washington Irving, we notice numerous changes in the setting throughout the story. Changes include everything from Nature, to the town, and to the people. These changes force Rip Van Winkle to realize he was asleep for much longer than he originally thought when he first woke up. The story starts out by painting a picture of nature and the surroundings of the village. We get a …showed first 75 words of 383 total…

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