Question

What is the belief about Kaatskill Mountains? in the chapter Rip Van Winkle​

Answer 1

Answer:

Rip Van Winkle" is a short story by the American author Washington Irving, first published in 1819. It follows a Dutch-American villager in colonial America named Rip Van Winkle who meets mysterious Dutchmen, imbibes their liquor and falls asleep in the Catskill Mountains. He awakes 20 years later to a very changed world, having missed the American Revolution

Answer 2

Explanation:

The Catskill Mountains represent mysterious, magical, or supernatural forces of change that affect human life. They are described as having "magical hues and shapes" and as "fairy mountains." The mountains provide refuge for Rip when he seeks to escape his wife and family responsibilities.