American Romanitism

Rip Van Winkle. He was a descendant of the Van Winkles who figured so gallantly in the brave days of Peter Stuyvesant. He was a good natural man and he was a kind neighbor, and obedient husband. I think Rip Van Winkle should have stayed in his business more than he stay in others. I see he cared about the people but he should have cared about how his farm look and his kids. He should not have had his kids going around looking like they belong to anyone, that makes him looks bad, he should have been taking better care of his kids.

His wife constantly told him that he need to doing something and stop acting like he didnt care for anything. Everytime his wife would lecture to him, he would shrugg his shoulders and shook his head like he was listening to her, but he really wasn't. I don't think he should treat his wife like that, he should be listening to her like a husband is suppose to do.

I wonder how can Rip Van Winkle stay asleep so long without anyone checking to see if he was alright, if he was dead or alive. When he wake up his wife is dead, everyone in the village dont look the same and the whole environment around him is different because he was sleeping so long. The people was new to seeing cause he didnt know who they were. The people that had lived there when he wasnt sleep were all gone. I dont understand why would you want to sleep so long, missing out on how your kids would turn out, missing out on their childhood days. And your wife death, that has to be depressing for him, then again he probably wouldn't care since he never listened to what ever she had to say to him.