Babylon

The Fall of Babylon “They had no business barging into the Peters’ house like that,” Charlie vented to his sister, Carol, as they sat in his large, picturesque apartment in Prague. “You are absolutely right, but were you not the one whom wrote down the address and asked the bartender to give it to Mr. Schaeffer?” “Of course! But I didn’t think he would have the gall to show up in such a drunken state!” Charlie responded with increasing bitterness. “It seems like fate was against you,” Carol…

he Waters of Babylon When people begin to read “ The Waters of Babylon” they might believe the story takes place centuries back but it actually is the opposite. Other stories show readers a journey of somebody trying to find love, pride, and treasure.In this story it is someone trying to find answers as he discovers things he has never known. The journey one full of the unknown and of understanding things the character barely knows of. The main character of the story is a youngman named John.…

“The Richest Man in Babylon” By George Clason As a young man of 18 who has yet to make his fortune in this world, I found this to be a very interesting article and I did take the time to listen to a snippet of the book on Youtube. I have to admit that at first I thought it would be boring, but after listening to it on Youtube; it turned out to be an okay book. Like most people in the world, I would like to be “rich” by the world’s standards in regards to financial gain. As a man, I want to…

and see air-fleets passing overhead dripping death- dripping death!” (H.G. Wells; The War in the Air) This quote states that, civilian homes, towns, and cities are defenseless against a merciless pounding from above. In the story, “By the Waters of Babylon”, John explores the ruins of New York City. The ruins, named the Dead place, was believed to be the ruins of the homes that godly beings once inhabited. John discovers that not only did humans create these structure, but it was at the hands of…

The Knowledge of the Truth Is the knowledge you have known about a place true? In the short story, “By the Waters of Babylon”, the main character John has to venture out into unknown lands because he seeks knowledge. John is a son of a priest and is now a priest and he is always hungry for knowledge. He wants to go out into the Place of the Gods where the Gods once lived before the Great Burning. Before John leaves for the adventure he has his father do a ritual with him to see his dreams to…

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.…

Frank’s Alas, Babylon has more meaning than just a title of a random book. Randy and Mark Bragg, brothers, knew a nuclear war was coming but did not want anyone to know about it. Mark lived in Omaha while Randy lived in Florida. They would communicate back and forth to each other, via telephone or telegram, and “Alas Babylon” was their codename (Frank 14). Codename was a warning for a nuclear war was coming and if it were to spread to the family, they would all freak out. Alas, Babylon had…

The story of “By the Waters of Babylon” is a post-apocalyptic short story by American writer Stephen Vincent Benet. First published July 30, 1937, Benet has included historical context in this tale related to the Americans as the second world war was approaching during the time of creating this story. This story is told in the point of view of John, the protagonist in the story and his mission is to get to the place of the gods and to seek wisdom on how these gods lived. In this amazing…

How would someone act if they were blamed for the death of their wife, and then their child is swept away because they were not responsible enough to take care of them? This surreal problem happened to Charlie in the short story, “Babylon Revisited” written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Charlie struggles with himself after loosing his wife because he feels grief and pain, madness towards his sister-in-law for not believing that he could change, and the fear that he may not be given the chance to be a…

What are two things that humans looked for in life since the dawn of time? Ever since the dawn of time humans have sought out knowledge, and the truth. The main character in “By The Waters Of Babylon” John, was consumed by the knowledge and truth. Knowledge and truth is what influenced John into being able to go through such hardships. john even said, “My knowledge made me happy--it was like a fire in my heart” (p. 312, line 35). John is set up with an easy way to get what he wanted. Only the…