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Longfellow's Romantic Hero: the Protagonist in "rip Van Winkle"
Summary: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow helps us discover the meaning of a true Romantic hero. In his poems A "Psalm of Life" and "Excelsior," we discover what makes someone a Romantic hero and we are able to define this title. To help us further illustrate what a Romantic hero is, Washington Irving's "Rip Van Winkle" tells the story of Rip and portrays the protagonist as a Romantic hero at times. However, at others times, Rip is as far from a Romantic hero as one can get. Throughout Longfellow's two poems, we will be able to characterize what a true Romantic hero is and with the help of Irving's work, we will see how one is or is not a Romantic hero and why
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow helps us discover the meaning of a true Romantic hero. In his poems A "Psalm of Life" and "Excelsior," we discover what makes someone a Romantic hero and we are able to define this title. To help us further illustrate what a Romantic hero is, Washington Irving's "Rip Van Winkle" tells the story of Rip and portrays the protagonist as a Romantic hero at times. However, at others times, Rip is as far from a Romantic hero as one can get. Throughout Longfellow's two poems, we will be able to characterize what a true Romantic hero is and with the help of Irving's work, we will see how one is or is not a Romantic hero and why.
We can explore Longfellow's "Excelsior" to help define a Romantic hero. Longfellow's poems have Romantic heroes that exhibit typical traits: a little guy, a man of action...
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