the Romanticisms

while reading the story of rip van winkle i realized that this story did reflect romanticism. rip van winkle was a simple, good natured fellow who did everything to the best of his knowledeg to persue success. poeple in his neighborhood looked up to van winkle because he was always trying his best to help his neighbors the best way he knew how. he insisted on helping his neighbors with their family needs and went about doing it in a very critical way. He would play with the children and go hunting for food for the families of the village they he lived in. while hunting for the food, he would play with the children at the same time. eventhough rip may have been up for days and not eaten hiself, he would still go out and gather enough food for the wives of the households. he would sit on wet rock while fishing all day without be encouraged by a single nibble. that shows rip had the mind of a romantic by helping other the best way he knew how from the kindness of his heart. eventhough he wasn't so smart and intelligent he still managed to be successful by self-effieciency and considering the thoughts of others. those are some of the qualities that romantics had and also believed in. The story really helped me acknowledge the meaning of romanticism.