Narrative that nevertheless signifies more than what is said.

Your essay must be a minimum of 1,200 words and include 3 secondary sources.
Your 3 secondary sources should be academic, peer-reviewed sources, such as articles from
scholarly journals and books, outside of our course. Websites, such as Lit Charts, Spark Notes,
Shmoop, and so on are not academic sources. Dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other professors’
notes are likely accurate, but they are not academic research.
Topic: Discuss Washington Irving’s “Rip Van Winkle” as an allegory—that is, as a self-sufficient
narrative that nevertheless signifies more than what is said. You may choose to focus on the
entire narrative, or on brief sections or episodes that you consider allegorical. Include direct
quotes from the “Rip Van Winkle”bci for analysis and support.