This is shown in Alas Babylon which is a novel based around the fears of people, military, and media of that time. ... Alas Babylon is typical example of a survivalist's viewpoint of a past nuclear war. ... Frank's novels Alas Babylon in particular illustrate through all the bad of war many good things may come. ... Alas Babylon also makes notice of society's interest in tragedy. ... The novel Alas Babylon makes notice of many things that few people consider when thinking of war. ...

• Word Count: 1482
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The life of every character in Alas Babylon is disrupted and changed as a result of nuclear attack. ... There are three specific characters whose lives i think have changed more drastically than others when it comes to their particular personality and place in society. Those three characters that i have in mind are Randy Bragg, Ben Franklin, and Bill McGovern. ... Alas Babylon shows not only how the lives of Randy Bragg, Ben Franklin, and Bill McGovern were drastically changed. ...

• Word Count: 467
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Alas,Babylon In the Story Alas, Babylon all the characters changed but 3 of them in particular changed the most. ... The character's that have changed the most are Randy Bragg, Lib McGovern, and Helen Bragg. ...

• Word Count: 678
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Alas Babylon Alas, Babylon Alas, Babylon, which was written by Pat Frank and published in 1959, takes place in Fort Repose, Florida. ... Randolph Rowzee Bragg, the main character lives in Fort Repose. ... Alas, Babylon"(14). Alas, Babylon is the phrase that Randy and Mark used when there was something terribly wrong and to take what ever they said very serious so Randy met his brother at the base. ...

• Word Count: 2102
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

For example, Alas Babylon, the story of a small town in Florida that has to deal with the aftermath of total nuclear war and its inherent fallout. ... Was the opening remark of the "presidents" speech at the beginning of Alas Babylon and this set into motion the unstoppable count down that led up to nuclear war, and the irradiation of three quarters of the worlds population. ... So when Miss Wechek receives the telegram of the impending actions of Randy's brother she rushes his telegram right over to him, and sticking to her character in the book as the towns gossip queen begins to tell a...

• Word Count: 1812
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

In the beginning of Part One, the main character Montag is just like any other American and has fun burning books and hardly thinks anything about them at all. ... The other important characters of Part One are Beatty, Clarisse, and Mildred. ... This book reminds me of the book the "Alas, Babylon" in that they are both about distorted futures. ...

• Word Count: 570
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Sometimes a person or character must also adapt to survive. ... If the person or character was unable to overcome his or her fear or life-threatening problem they would not survive. ... The man in "To Build a Fire", by Jack London, had a disadvantage of being unable to adapt to the coldness in the wilderness, while Randy Bragg in Alas Babylon, by Pat Frank, was able to adapt and become a leader. ... He is what some people would call a dynamic character. ...

• Word Count: 1895
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Chapter One ANALYSIS OF THE CONCEPT OF CASTE It seems necessary at the outset to point out the specific features of the caste system, in order more clearly to bring out the difference in social structure which has always existed between Europe and Africa. The originality of the system resides in the fact that the dynamic elements of society, whose discontent might have engendered revolution, are really satisfied with their social condition and do not seek to change it: a man of so- called "inferior caste" would categorically refuse to enter a so- called "superior" one....

• Word Count: 5359
• Approx Pages: 21
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate