The story is an allegory of the entire revolutionary experience. Another theme that runs through Rip Van Winkle is laziness. Rip's laziness is eventually punished. His punishment was to remain asleep for 20 years.
Answer:
happy or cheerful
Explanation:
lightly most likely means she is carefree which is a happy calming trait.
she was also smiling and skipping which means she happy and also shows hints of innocence
A.
It lets the reader know what the stakes of the story are
