Revisited," a man named Charlie Wales has come back to Paris with the intent of regaining custody of his nine year old daughter. She has been staying with her aunt and uncle since the death of her mother. Being in Paris brings back memories of his previous lifestyle of drinking, late night socializing, and excessive spending. During lunch with his daughter he encounters two friends from his carousing days, but since he is attempting to turn his life around, he has no desire to renew their friendship. He politely declines their invitation to meet up later so that he can spend time with his daughter. While finalizing the details with his sister-in-law regarding his daughter, they are interrupted by his former cohorts from the restaurant, resulting in the postponement of custody. The central idea is that people make mistakes but if they are given a second chance, it is possible to turn their life around. Personification is one of the literary terms used in this story. The examples "his heart sat up rigidly" and "his heart leaped" are giving his heart human characteristics. The first quote is referring to how nervous Charlie is feeling when he is at his sister-in-law Marion's house. He knows that she dislikes him and the anticipated talk of custody probably contributed to this feeling. The second quote demonstrates his excitement and happiness when his daughter Honoria, tells him that she desires to live with him. When Charlie and Honoria are having lunch together, he asks her the name of her child, referring to her doll. When .
Honoria states that her child's name is Simone she is giving her doll life, when in reality it is just a toy. Dramatic irony is another term that is used in this story. Charlie claims that he has control of his drinking problem, that he is stable, and no longer socializes with the wrong crowd. The story begins with .
Charlie hanging out at bar that he is very familiar with asking about old acquaintances who are former drinking buddies.
Scott Fitzgerald puts together a charming and unique story; "Babylon Revisited." ... In "Babylon Revisited, the author shows how difficult it is to break of the cycle of addiction and start a new life. ... Scott Fitzgerald, "Babylon Revisited", Literature, Ed. ...
The title, "Babylon Revisited" is an essential tool in building the theme of Fitzgerald's short story because it gives the reader additional insight into the life that once thrived in Paris. By naming the short story, "Babylon Revisited", the author subtly compares the city of Paris, the actual city in which the main character, Charlie, is visiting, to the great city of Babylon. ... By using, "Babylon", Fitzgerald immediately characterizes Paris as a city of wealth, power, and sin, and by revisiting Babylon, Fitzgerald provides the reader with a more in-depth insight into the meaning of C...
The title, "Babylon Revisited" is an essential tool in building the theme of Fitzgerald's short story because it gives the reader additional insight into the life that once thrived in Paris. By naming the short story, "Babylon Revisited", the author subtly compares the city of Paris, the actual city in which the main character, Charlie, is visiting, to the great city of Babylon. ... By using, "Babylon", Fitzgerald immediately characterizes Paris as a city of wealth, power, and sin, and by revisiting Babylon, Fitzgerald provides the reader with a more in-depth insight into the meaning of C...
Babylon Revisited In the story "Babylon Revisited" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, a man comes to reality with his past and present struggles. The story is set in Paris, in the Jazz Era. Fitzgerald writes about how Charlie over comes his fight with alcohol and then returns to Paris to reclaim his daughte...
Babylon Revisited A Custody Review The Title Babylon was an ancient, prosperous city of the Near East, Associated by the Hebrews and Greeks with materialism and pursuit of sensual pleasure; here, referring to Paris, where the story is set in the aftermath of the stock market crash of 1929. ... Babylon Revisited continues to show the reader throughout the story the reckless behavior of Charlie prior to the crash. ...
Marion and Charlie's relationship in "Babylon Revisited" seems to be the internal conflict between the rich and the poor in the depression. ... Until he lost "everything [he] wanted in the boom", his world, wife, money, and then his daughter (Fitzgerald Babylon 229). ... Through his character, an "awfully anxious [man] to have a home" can be seen who is trying to find a place where love is present in a loveless world (Fitzgerald Babylon 219). ... She had "forgotten how hard [Charlie] worked for seven years"; "she only remembers one night (Fitzgerald Babylon 224). ... Marion, because of al...
F. Scott Fitzgerald "F. Scott Fitzgerald was the leading writer of America's Jazz Age...and one of its glittering heroes"(ENC 190) in writing novels and short stories. Fitzgerald captured the minds of those who were cheaply entertained. His complicated life lived with an obsession of money mixed...