Critics often treat Irving's "Rip Van Winkle" as a depiction of social change resulting from the American Revolution. Wh

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Critics often treat Irving's "Rip Van Winkle" as a depiction of social change resulting from the American Revolution. Wh

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Critics often treat Irving's "Rip Van Winkle" as a depiction ofsocial change resulting from the American Revolution. What evidencefor this claim appears in the story? What features of the newnation surprise Van Winkle the most? If this interpretation meansthat the story is an allegory, what is Irving's argument? In otherwords, what really changed and did not change in America while Ripslept?
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