Can RIP VAN WINKLE be seen as a model American Romantic hero? why or why not?

Question

Can RIP VAN WINKLE be seen as a model American Romantic hero? why or why not?

Answer 1

No, not an American Romantic hero . . .he was a lazy man who hated working on his farm. . .his wife nagged at him all the time. . .to escape her he went into the mountains and fell asleep for 20 years. . . when he awoke and came down the mountain, his wife was dead, all his friends gone. . .so his now fully grown daughter took him in. . . .A romantic hero is someone you admire. . .someone who has better  qualities than the average person . . .Rip Van Winkle had none of these . . .

Answer 2

I don't think so, he just fell asleep for to many years. How is he a hero?????