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"An explanation and analysis of the quote beginning with The very character of the people seemed changed. There was a busy, bustling, disputatious tone... in “Rip Van Winkle” of Rip Van Winkle, which is spoken by Diedrich Knickerbocker and relates to the themes of Active vs. Passive Resistance, Labor vs. Productivity, and Change vs. Stasis."
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