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Explanation:
Rip Van Winkle is an exaggerated American myth. The author Irving incorporated several characteristics into it.
The protagonist Rip falls asleep just to wake up about 20 years later. He had become old when he woke up and he discovered that things were already different.
Myths and legends were used to convey this short story, the characters are set in the distant pastor in an almost non existing past. These characters were all exaggerated.
The story has a positive message about a nation and it's citizens. These characteristics are parts of what makes the reader to love the story.
