Question

What does Rip Van Winkle's wolf represent?- From the story Rip Van Winkle

Answer 1

Answer:

Rip Van Winkle's dog, named Wolf, was his companion until his last awake moment. Wolf represents the "present" that is gone from Rip Van Winkle's life. He has become the 'past' itself.

Explanation:

Rip Van Winkle is the main character of the short story "Rip Van Winkle" written by the American author, Washington Irving. Wolf, his dog, represents the present because when Winkle wakes up 20 years later, he never finds his dog. It is probably dead by then. He himself is a bearer of the past, or the past itself. And his dead dog is his dead present.