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Change And Transformation In Babylon Revisited By F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Barrera Nicholas Barrera Hensley English 11/Fourth Period 05 March 2018 Part 14: Rough Draft #2 From generation to generation, literature enthusiasts constantly debate about how an author’s personal life can reflect on their writing. Within the entertainment field, it is always common for authors to use this type of method. Yet there is one person who uses it to its great potential. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “Babylon Revisited” is where it shows parallels to his life whether it be from the change and transformation, point of view, or restrained yet sentimental style. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “Babylon Revisited”, change and transformation is the most important theme in the whole story. In “Babylon Revisited”, F. Scott Fitzgerald states, “I appreciate your taking in Honoria for her mother’s sake, but things have changed now. Changed radically with me, and I want to ask you to reconsider the matter. It would be silly for me to deny that about three years ago I was acting badly” (Fitzgerald 14). Charlie tries his best to convince Marion, the wife’s sister, that he is capable of taking custody of Honoria. Before Helen gave birth to her daughter, Charlie and her were going out and spending all their fortunes by partying in Paris. However, due to a certain incident, Helen died and now Marion takes care of Honoria. After what happened, Charlie makes the decision to treat his alcoholism and had since moved to Prague to start a business of his own. Marion, however, still feels complete
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