The passage is mainly about the Great Depression.
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The ironic elements that is used to show the relationship between this husband and wife is exaggeration.
<h3>How irony is used in the story</h3>
Van Winkle is said to be a good natured and pleasant person but he is still described as henpecked.
His wife is said to be constantly nagging him and asking him to do household chores yet he is said to be a lazy person.
She is said to be eloquent yet the story tells us of her nagging which is not valuable.
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The good sailor and the soul of his ship who believed it was a whale and was after it was
D. Commander Farragut
in the book 20,000 leagues under the sea.