Discuss the portrayal of women in these stories– for example, Katrina in “Sleepy Hollow” and Dame Van Winkle in “Rip Van Winkle.”

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Which of these two Irving stories did you appreciate more, and why? More specifically, where do you
see characteristics of literary Romanticism in these two stories? Explain.
How does Irving characterize the newly born country of America in “Rip Van Winkle”? What do the
hotel, the image of George Washington, the behavior of the crowd, and Rip’s attitude toward these changes show us about the new nation?
Discuss the portrayal of women in these stories– for example, Katrina in “Sleepy Hollow” and Dame
Van Winkle in “Rip Van Winkle.” Consider things like description and characterization as you answer.
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quotation/textual evidence to support your ideas.Which of these two Irving stories did you
appreciate more, and why? More specifically, where do you see characteristics of literary Romanticism
in these two stories? Explain.

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