What best describes the setting of “rip van winkle”?

Rip Van Winkle, Published in 1819, this story is considered the first story of American literature. It is set in the days before the United States War of Independence and tells the story of a villager of Dutch descent who escapes from his wife, who constantly scolded him for going to the forest. After several adventures, he sits under the shade of a tree and falls asleep. By waking up the world I knew had completely changed

the answer:

in the first part of the story running is all that matters to squeaky. running gives her confidence and defines who she is. at the beginning of the story she says that other kids call her mercury because she runs very fast. in the text she refers to herself as "miss quicksilver".

the line that provides the best evidence that squeaky has self-confidence is

" and i continue with my breathing exercise, strolling down broadway toward the ice cream man on 145th with not a care in the world cause i am miss quicksilver herself".

ethos, logos, and pathos.