There are many parts of a story that create the setting and the way the reader views the story. In some stories the view of the story is easier to compile from the amount of detail the writer puts into description. In others stories it may be the way that the writer makes things sound by using metaphors and similes. In "Babylon Revisited," the reader is able to pick up on the setting and view by the actions and personalities of the characters.
             Marion seems as though she is a very controlling woman. She alone makes the setting of her home seem restricted, a place of organization. She is an unforgiving woman that does not believe anything that Charlie says. She has hated him since the day he locked her sister out in the winter storm after he caught her kissing another man. It is not stated whether Marion knew that Helen had done this act, but her hatred toward Charlie would probably not change. Her hatred can be shown by the mere fact that she will not let his own daughter live with him. This also makes her seem selfish because she wants Honoria to live with them and not her father. Marion has well-behaved children which is proof that she is stern and teaches her kids to respect others. She shows that she is dramatic by always getting sick to her stomach when she gets angry. This would show that she is a weak person. Marion thinks that Charlie will always be a drunk, no matter how far he has come with his alcoholism. "How long are you going to stay sober, Charlie" (Fitzgerald 64). Charlie only has one drink a day and she still does not think that he will stay sober. The reader can tell that she does not want to have any intentions of giving up Honoria because just as she is about to say he could take her, Charlie's old friends walk in and start making all sorts of noise. They were very annoying and she thinks that Charlie still hangs out with these types of people. Before asking Charlie anyt...