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been the median to which the stories have been communicated. Drawings consist of fairy-like areas and magical settings have attracted children and adults alike.

\the story, the name, and what it stand for has touched all parts of the arts, literature, education, and culture. The number of editions that the story has accumulated is higher than most and comes in all forms of literature from cheap paperbacks to elaborated illustrations that have become classics. Mentioned in other literature, in politics, and in a variety of languages, it is used to define what our country became after the revolutionary war and how the British perceive the Americans. The fact that Rip fell asleep due to the effects of a drink. England felt that the Americans were lazy alcoholics that would fall apart if not for the British authorities controlling them.

The story of Rip Van Winkle has almost come to the point where it has become commercialized. If one travels into the Catskills, they will come across an array of tourist attractions ranging from hotels, to Lakes, to gas stations. There is a tour company that travels from New York to the Catskills. There one will find a famous garden with the same name.

In conclusion, the story Rip Van Winkle has affected and in turn, been affected by American society. How can we apply this to modern day society? Are we still able to compare that way that are government has evolved? Not only was it new beginning for a new style of writing it was a new start for a country. Washington could in no way have known how much his story would effect our culture.