Rip Van Winkle
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Tyranny vs. Freedom
Active vs. Passive Resistance
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Diedrich Knickerbocker
Rip Van Winkle
Dame Van Winkle
Rip Van Winkle, Jr.
Derrick Van Bummel
Nicholas Vedder
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The Flagon of Drink
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
Themes
All Themes
Tyranny vs. Freedom
Active vs. Passive Resistance
Truth, History and Storytelling
Labor vs. Productivity
Change vs. Stasis
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Diedrich Knickerbocker
Rip Van Winkle
Dame Van Winkle
Rip Van Winkle, Jr.
Derrick Van Bummel
Nicholas Vedder
Hendrick Hudson / the crew of the Half Moon
Symbols
All Symbols
The Inn
The Flagon of Drink
The Union Hotel
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All Literary Devices
Allegory
Dramatic Irony
Frame Story
Genre
Imagery
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Satire
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone
Unreliable Narrator
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