Babylon Revisited
In the story "Babylon Revisited", F. Scott Fitzgerald paints a wonderful picture of Charlie. However as the story develops, we realize Charlie is not what he appears to be. Earlier in his life, he was a drunken partygoer who took his responsibilities lightly. As he got older, and experienced some difficulties in his life, he tried to make amends for his mistakes. But his mistakes were so grave, it was almost impossible for him to rectify them. In his early adulthood, Charlie was a hard working man. He worked for ten years, till one day he struck it rich. He got so wealthy, he decided he didn't have to work anymore. After Charlie quit working, life became a party. Like so many other rich Americans, Charlie moved to Paris with his wife and daughter. In Paris he thought he owned the world. Whatever he wanted he got by throwing his money around. However life as he knew it started going downhill. Charlie and his wife partied all
Dejected he left their house and went straight to the bar. But one never knows what can happen to a person when he feels so alone. Because both her parents were unable to care for her of, Helen's sister Marion, became their daughter Honoria's legal guardian. While at a bar one night, Helen, Charlie's wife, kissed a young man in front of him. She arrived home about and hour later in the midst of a snowstorm, while on her feet she wore only a pair of slippers. Whichever way we look at Charlie he appears selfish. His sister-in-law Marion, was extremely antagonistic towards him. This way of life went on for about two years, till one night everything busted. After she died, Charlie was put into an asylum due to a breakdown. Lo and behold it was Charlie's drunken friends from the past. Her senses were too dull for her to think rationally to find adequate shelter for the night. Charlie was ecstatic that Marian had agreed to give him his child. Charlie recovered from his breakdown and became sober. She wandered around an entire night in a drunken stupor.
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