The focus of this paper will be "Rip Van Winkle" as a Revolutionary War text. ... Before the Revolutionary War, whenever something went wrong in the colonies King George III was usually to blame. ... Now it becomes apparent to the reader that Rip has missed the entire Revolutionary War. ... During the war entire families were split up and moved around. ... His wife died during an argument with a peddler. ...
At age 13 Andrew joined the local militia and served as a courier during the Revolutionary War. His brother Hugh went to fight in the Battle of Stono Ferry in 1779 and ended up dying fighting against the British. During this battle, Andrew and Robert were captured by the British while in captivity Robert Jackson caught smallpox later that year he never recover, not long after his death Andrews mother died of Cholera in November of 1779, Andrew Jackson was then orphaned and later adopted by his uncle at age 14. ... Andrew Jackson had many jobs ranging from lawyer to politician, politics actuall...
During Rip's time of rest, he was completely oblivious as to what went on around him. ... The story makes several references of pre and post situations of the American Revolutionary War. ... The effect of the Revolutionary War on this typical villager was to a certain extent significant, but wasn't influential to change his life entirely. ... Rip, in fact, was no politician; the changes of states and empires made but little impression on him." ... The long sleep of Rip freed himself from his wife's domination, just as the Revolutionary War that consequently took part simultane...
