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Your in college and u cant figure this out? get some mad help dude. ...

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:20:30 PST

Your in college and u cant figure this out? get some mad help dude. The protaganist is his dog

If u hadn't noticed, it was clearly named Babylon Revisited because it...

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:18:39 PST

If u hadn't noticed, it was clearly named Babylon Revisited because it involved Babylon throughtout the whole story. If you did not see this, I suggest you reread the story again. If you still do not find this connection, you may need extra help.

Why did F. Scott Fitzgerald entitle this story "Babylon revisited?"

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:06:15 PST

Why did F. Scott Fitzgerald entitle this story "Babylon revisited?"

In short story, "Babylon Revisited," explain the PART I through PART V...

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:58:18 PST

In short story, "Babylon Revisited," explain the PART I through PART V of the story.

While he suffers from alcoholism and has failed in his previouos...

Wed, 7 Oct 2009 16:36:18 PST

While he suffers from alcoholism and has failed in his previouos attempts to regain custody of his daughter Honoria from his sister-in-law, Charlie Wales of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Babylon Revisited" has been able to recover from his losses in the Stock Market Crash of 1929, going on to become a wealthy and successful businessman. This situation is especially ironic to his sister-in-law Marion because she knows in her "instinctive antipathy"...

Explain the irony of Charlie's present financial success, and why he is...

Wed, 7 Oct 2009 16:08:24 PST

Explain the irony of Charlie's present financial success, and why he is apparently unique among his old friends.

Charlie is largely defined by the women in his life. How do Marion,...

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:03:01 PST

Charlie is largely defined by the women in his life. How do Marion, Loraine, and Honoria vary in their views of him?

Trace the references to money throughout the story. What do they tell...

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:02:53 PST

Trace the references to money throughout the story. What do they tell the reader about Charlie’s values and motives?

Two themes being explored in this story is the resilience of character,...

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:50:36 PST

Two themes being explored in this story is the resilience of character, and the effects of self-imposed sabotage. In this case, the sabotage comes from engaging in drinking to excess and attending wild parties, which cause the protagonist to lose custody of his daughter. Having the first scene set in the bar, where the character intentionally has one drink per day as a way of exerting control over his alcohol addiction, shows both that this...

Who is the protagonist and what is the conflict?

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:55:37 PST

Who is the protagonist and what is the conflict?

What effect is achieved by opening the story in the middle of a...

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:55:18 PST

What effect is achieved by opening the story in the middle of a conversation in the Ritz bar?

What does the Paris setting contribute to the story? What is the...

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:53:54 PST

What does the Paris setting contribute to the story? What is the meaning of the allusion of Babylon?

There are several themes intertwined that are closely related. Change...

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:31:54 PST

There are several themes intertwined that are closely related. Change and transformation are certainly involved in this story of a recovering alcoholic who is desperate to get his daughter back from his dead wife's sister and her husband. But there is also guilt, and money at the heart of the story. Charles is dealing with several crises at one time, the death of his wife, his guilt and feelings of responsibility for her death, the loss of...

Discuss the theme of "Babylon Revisited."

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:05:43 PST

i thought the theme was "a new beginning" but a friend said i was wrong.

Fitzgerald wrote Babylon Revisited in 1930, a time in between the two...

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:24:25 PST

Fitzgerald wrote Babylon Revisited in 1930, a time in between the two World Wars and the Great Depression, but just after a period of economic prosperity and decadence known as the Roaring Twenties, a period that profited Charlie Wales, the protagonist and his wife Helen. Charlie's internal conflict is defined by his grief and guilt over the loss of his wife, who died as a result of getting a terrible chill from walking to her sister's...

How does Fitzgerald demonstrate the ideas of the modernist period in...

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:34:36 PST

How does Fitzgerald demonstrate the ideas of the modernist period in "Babylon Revisited"?

The setting of "Babylon Revisited" is the 1930s, a period of...

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:39:58 PST

The setting of "Babylon Revisited" is the 1930s, a period of hedonistic irresponsibility. A parallel is drawn between this economic period and the personal relationships in this story. For instance, like the stock market, Claude Fessenden who frequented the Ritz bar in his prosperous days, suffers a total failure of character, charging his lunches, dining, and drinks for a year and then writing a bad check for the bill.To see who...

In "Babylon Revisited," what is the relationship between...

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:32:49 PST

In "Babylon Revisited," what is the relationship between domestic and economic issues and are these elements the heart of the story?

The themes in "Babylon Revisited" address the nature of human...

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:07:18 PST

The themes in "Babylon Revisited" address the nature of human existence within the context of one's ability to change and transform your life. Charlie must remain stable and sober, proving to the Peters that he can take care of Honoria.Charlie tries to convince the Peters that he is now a controlled drinker, one per day, something that is impossible for an alcoholic to be. Marion has her doubts."She looked keenly at him....

Discuss the Fitzgerald theme and topic of the folly of and human...

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:34:33 PST

Discuss the Fitzgerald theme and topic of the folly of and human persistence in self-deception. Give examples from the story to support your answer.