An element of a national mythology is that it highlights the nation's values and ideals. How is this reflected in “Rip Van Winkle”?

Select the two correct answers.

Rip is characterized negatively due to his laziness and inability to support his family.

The village where Rip lives represents the hardworking, diverse communities that make up young America.

The characters demonstrate self-awareness by acknowledging their weaknesses and working toward improvement.

Rip’s positive attitude and generosity are highlighted in the story.

"b"

hine was able to receive a high school and college education.

explanation:

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the narrator is a first person, participant one, who describes in the simple past tense important and difficult events in his earlier life. he also provides temporal markers as the month (january) and the time (12: 30 pm). finally the account of his experience is very detailed, to the extent that a participant narrator would talk the same way about his experiences. a good example of such detail is the mention of the “bovril ration” which historically was a native american food adopted by european explorers in arctic and antarctic regions due to its high level of calories.