Comparison Of F. Scott Fitzgerald And Babylon Revisited

The biggest endeavor for us humans is getting through life and accepting what is to become of it. F. Scott Fitzgerald who wrote the short story “Babylon Revisited” and Ernest Hemingway who wrote “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” both give us a very real interpretation of how their characters, in both stories, overcome and conquer their own struggles through life. They both have very relatable situations which are interpreted through the dialogue and express it in an emotional manor, but not in the same way. While a lot of Fitzgerald’s writing was about wealth and partying, Hemingway wrote more of mournful and reflective style writer with his short stories. Fitzgerald presents his short story “Babylon Revisited” in a chronological order of the story …show more content…
He uses flashbacks from Harry to show his complicated life and to let the reader know exactly how he feels. In the story, Hemingway describes Harry as a man on a mission in Africa on the attempt to put the pieces of his life together and put his life back on track, which is similar to Fitzgerald’s story of Charlie. Both Hemingway and Fitzgerald had the same idea of portraying a man with a want for change, but in “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” he inevitably deceases. Coincidentally Harry, the main character, and Hemingway were a part of the World War I who both wanted to get away and rebuild themselves, while eventually becoming something better and finishing their unfulfilled life goals. Seeing as Hemingway had portrayed some of his life in his story, it is also similar to how Fitzgerald expressed how he felt in his as well. Giving the readers a more in-depth way of thinking about things and that it is a real thing people go through that can be fixed, or not be. This helps the readers feel closer to the writers, giving them insight into their lives without them stating it on the pages. The main character, Harry, is injured and knows he is not going to make it. Hemingway’s way of revealing to us that Harry has given up is through the disheartening way that Harry has realized he has been wasting away his talents he possesses and marrying a woman whom he has never loved, but did it all for wealth. That is another way that Fitzgerald and Hemingway similarly relate in their writing techniques and ideas, because of the theme that wealth can overcome who you are as a person and put you above everyone else. The structure that Hemingway uses in “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” is a story divided up into