Individualism was the trait in the romantic era that was brought out in Washington Irving's short story "Rip Van Winkle.
What was the romantic era?
This was an era in the world especially in Europe that was shown an increase in the arts, literature and intellectual movement.
Individualism was the way that people used to express themselves at the time and in their works.
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