In the early eighteen-century authors like Emerson and Whitman used Romanticism and intuition to build up the idea of the American dream. ... Authors like Bartolome De Las Casas claims [All] the people that could do so fled the mountains to escape these inhuman, ruthless and ferocious acts (17:5). ...

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The original author Washington Irving wrote the story in 1819, and the story was part of the book, The Sketchbook. ... American Romanticism characterized by two features, imagination and nature, Irving integrates both characteristics into his story. ... The comparison that is made using Rip Van Winkle between the pre and post war situation in a typical village is crucial to understanding one of the main aims of the author. ...

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