Rip_Van_Winkle

Rip Van Winkle Rip Van Winkle and The Cask of Amontillado are two stories written during the period of romanticism. The period of romanticism is a time, in which Americans created a new writing technique different from the Europeans. Rip Van Winkle and The Cask of Amontillado contain many similarities, yet have many differences. Rip Van Winkle and The Cask of Amontillado show the main character facing a personal dilemma. Rip Van Winkle’s dilemma was dealing with his problems at home. He never felt like doing any of the chores or responsibilities a father of the family must do. Instead, Rip Van Winkle went out into the wilderness and did what he wanted to do. In The Cask of Amontillado, Montresor’s dilemma was figuring out a way to commit revenge without letting other people know. Montresor used his sneaker tactics in order to lure his victim where Montresor wanted him. When the time came, Montresor killed his victim letting his victim know who had done the deed. Rip Van van, winkle, cask, amontillado, writing, rip, literature, dilemma, different, american, victim, two, time, stories, romanticism, period, out, nature, montresor, rip, yet, written, winkle’s, wilderness, wanted, styles, style, story, similarities, revenge, personal, montresor’s, letting, know, inside