Babylon Revisited Quotes

F. Scott Fitzgerald writes in “Babylon Revisited,” about a father who must go against his past to get his daughter back. Charlie has come back to Paris to visit his daughter, Honoria. The first place he goes to is a bar from his past. It is here that he finds out just how bad the stock market crash has affected Americans in Paris. After he leaves the bar, he goes to see Honoria who lives with his sister-in-law, Marion. Marion and her husband have custody of Honoria since her mother passed away. Charlie plans on proving to Marion that he can care for his daughter now. Unfortunately, some acquaintances of Charlie’s show up drunk and she changes her mind. This incident makes her change her mind and now she wants to keep Honoria because she is sick. Charlie is determined to one day have his daughter back with him (1144-58). Charlie’s character development of overcoming alcoholism, wild parties, and greed advances the theme of transformation for a better life. …show more content…
He spends every day in a drunken haze around the vibrant city of Paris. Following the death of his wife and the stock market crash, he decides to sober up in order to get his life together. Upon his arrival to Paris, he returns to The Ritz where he frequently got drunk in the past. While questioning Alix, the bartender, he refuses all of the offered drinks. Later on while visiting his daughter, Charlie tells Marion and her husband that he only drinks one drink a day. This is a big change from his past self. Charlie’s ability to stay sober while in the land of temptation proves that he was able to better his life for