How is darkness used in the same way by both authors?
Read the excerpts from Rip Van Winkle by
Washington Irving and The Princess and the
Goblin by George MacDonald. Use the archetypes
chart to answer the question
It represents people who want to hurt the other
characters
O It hints at the dangers the night might bring.
O It suggests that the characters are lonely.
O It shows that the night will bring a new beginning.
Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving
On the other side he looked down into a deep
mountain glen, wild, lonely, and shagged, the bottom
filled with fragments from the impending cliffs, and
scarcely lighted by the reflected rays of the setting
sun. For some time Rip lay musing on this scene,
evening was gradually advancing, the mountains
began to throw their long blue shadows over the
valleys, he saw that it would be dark long before he
could reach the village, and he heaved a heavy sigh
when he thought of encountering the terrors of Dame
Van Winkle
The Princess