The Message of Rip Van Winkle Essays -- Rip Van Winkle Essays

tear looked, and beheld a precise counterpart of himself, --It appears Rip has seen an need mirror-image of himself--the way others have always perceived him-- as he went up the mountain--This was the way he was before his "sleep," or journey up the mountain-- apparently as lazy, and certainly as ragged--Before he encountered the party on the mountain, he was a casual, rough and lazy per countersign--. The poor fellow was now all told confounded--It appears to everyone that Rip Jr. was confused in his thoughts, however, dear as Rip Sr. was, he knew ex procedurely what was going through his head--it appeared he had a plan for everything--. He doubted his own identity, and whether he was himself or another man--I suppose Rip underwent some type of self realization and was beginning to name this change--wondering whether he was the same old Rip, or the newer, more aware Rip--. In the midst of his bewilderment, --Im trying to figure out here whether Rip was just very conf used with what was going on in seeing his son, or whether hes still drunk and in a "daze."-- the man in the cocked hat demanded who he was, and what was his name? "God knows,--God is the only person at this snip who knows what/who Rip is. Rip doesnt know, his son doesnt know, nobody knows except God himself--" exclaimed he, at his wits end "Im not myself-Im somebody else-thats me yonder-no-thats somebody else, got into my shoes--He sees that he has passed along his traits to his son, and his son has taken over Rips identity and habits. We "grow" into others shoes-- -I was myself last night, but I fell asleep on the mountain, and theyve changed my gun, and every things changed, and I... ...ters closest to his heart and go his family, whats left of it, and give it some direction to go in. He has slept onward the past twenty geezerhood of his life, and more than likely-in a sense, slept through many another(prenominal) years before he ever climbed t he mountain. It is time to wake up and fuck with the issues at hand and correct any mistakes or act upon any awakenings he may have had involving his regrets in life. If on that point is one thing Rip Van Winkle has to offer to us I think it is to pay attention to ourselves. As many of us often do, we get to wrapped up in others affairs and dont deal with our own lives. We tend to strive for perfection in everyone elses life and wish in our own. Rather that sleep away so many years and let time take its toll on us and those we love, we must act now and be a little more egoistical in caring for ourselves.