华盛顿·欧文的《瑞普·凡·温克尔》是美国短篇小说的开山之作,瑞普作为美国文学中的一个原型形象,代表了远离文明、热爱自然、追求自由这种超越主流精神的美国性格。同时,文中对男性和女性的描述进行对比分析指出男权社会中对女性持有的偏见。 Rip Van Winkle, by Washington Irving, is a pioneer of American short stories. As a prototype image in American literature, Rip has represented the transcendence of the mainstream spirit of being away from civilization, loving nature, and pursuing freedom American character. In the meantime, a comparative analysis of the descriptions of men and women in the article points out the prejudice held against women in patriarchal society.