American Romanticism

The story of Rip Van Winkle I found that the part about him falling asleep for nearly 18 years and then comming back home and notice the big changes that have happen is romanticism part of the story. He was confused and all the new changes and why people didnt know who he was and that there was so many new things to just had him at odds. I feel that this is romanticism because of the fact that he was dealing with a promble with emphasizes intuiton over logic. Which means he is not understand why things or the way that they are and why he is not sure if he is in the right spot. He still things he is dream and dont believe he was a sleep for almost 18 years. When he was walking into the new town he once knew as his home the people liked him when at one point in time they didnt like him. He was seeing all the new names in the town and how much it grown. He just change so much over the years he didn't get how that could all happen when he was sleep.

In the Poem Thanatopis to me it seems that its saying to people that you should be scared to die its natrual but that you should be scared of it happen to you. When they talk about morther nature I understand that to. Its saying that everyone dies and everyone dies equal you leave with what you came into this world with nothing but yourself.

I can put the image of the two fair maidens in a swing. Because I can seen that image real clear and i understand it the most. Its saying when you pass away you have to angles watching over you to help you rest peacefully.

To me its a picture of someone thinking about what rual areas look like because when romanticism started people lived in cities and didnt really know what the rual areas looked like. The mood to me seem like the person was paceful and letting off stress. If sets the tone of calm and on chill mood and just thinking about life and things that go on in life.