Charlie's Reformed Present Summary

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In the story, Charlie is aware of the decisions he had in the past. After three years he feels like now it is a time to be a father, to Honoria. He believes he is a changed man and is not same drunken party father he used to be: “I know I’m able to take care of her” (Crane 653). Charlie does believe he can now be a father figure and that is what Helen would have wanted. Marion strongly disagrees about Charlie being able to take care of her. Marion would like visitation rights, but not full guardianship. She does not believe that people can change and blames him for her sister’s death. Tebbetts states, “Marion insists that the prodigal past still lives in Charlie’s reformed present” (Tebbetts 149). Due to his nights always drinking, he would