41 Points
As you have learned, the stories that make up a nation's mythology share several characteristics: They are set in the past, often in remote or exciting places and times, they are filled with remarkable, strange, or exaggerated characters, they are feature incredible, heroic, impressive, magical mysterious events and their consequences, they convey a positive message about a nation or its people.
After reading washington irving's "rip van winkle," consider it as a story that helped create an american mythology. then answer the following question in the form of a comprehensive paragraph. your paragraph should consist of at least 8 sentences including a topic sentence, three pieces of textual evidence (quotations from “rip van winkle”), an analysis of textual evidence, and a concluding sentence. prompt: how does irving incorporate one of the above characteristics into "rip van winkle"? what is the impact of this characteristic on the story or on the reader’s experience of the story?