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Rip Van Winkle symbolizes the 13 colonies, because he goes with the flow and doesn't do anything, and the 13 colonies went with British rule until they have had enough.

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Rip Van Winkle symbolizes America because he helps everyone and gives them freedom from working constantly.

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Dame Van Winkle symbolizes great britian because she is always nagging at Rip for not helping her.

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Dame Van Winkle symbolizes Great Britain when they rules the 13 colonies.

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Quote: "Rip Van Winkle Sits at the inn and talks about politics all day."

Statement: Rip just sits around all day and just goes with the flow, he never does future thinking.

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Quote: "If left to himself, he would have whistled life away in perfect contentment; bit his wife continually dinning in his ears about his idleness."

Statement: Dame Van Winkle is always nagging her husband, like Britain is always nagging the 13 colonies.