In the following essay, Gross refutes James M. Harrison's argument that Charlie is still drawn to his former Life.

In the following excerpt, Phillips compares "Babylon Revisited" with a screenplay that Fitzgerald adapted from the story and with a film that was loosely based on the story. Phillips remarks that the quality of the story suffers with each successive adaptation.

In the following essay, Baker analyzes images of freedom and imprisonment in "Babylon Revisited."

In the following essay, Toor argues that Charlie Wales is trapped between self-justification and self-recrimination.

In the following essay, Male contends that Charlie Wales has not reformed because he is still torn between his former life and his present one.

In the following essay, Nettels discusses the many similarities shared by "Babylon Revisited" and a story by Howells, concluding that although the plots are alike, the perspectives on life expressed in each story are strikingly different.

In the following essay, Gervais contends that "Babylon Revisited" falls within the tradition of dirges for the past and compares it to François Villon's "Ballade of Dead Ladies."

In the following essay, Twitchell refutes the argument that Charlie Wales is unreformed.

In the following essay, Staley demonstrates how Charlie's past and present interact to influence his future.

In the following essay, Murphy and Slattery argue that a paragraph should be deleted from the "authorized" version of "Babylon Revisited" to reflect Fitzgerald's final intentions for the story.

In the following excerpt, Gallo describes the destructive power of money as an important theme in the story.

In the following essay, Edenbaum contends that, through an inconsistency in the plot, Fitzgerald reveals that he identifies with Charlie Wales.

In the following essay, Griffith accounts for the inconsistencies in the route Charlie takes from the Ritz Bar to the home of Lincoln and Marion Peters.

In the following essay, Turner demonstrates that frequent references to time in "Babylon Revisited" support a theme important to the story.

In the following essay, Osborne examines the symbolic meaning of the name "Charlie Wales."

In the following essay, Harrison asserts that although Charlie Wales has begun to mature, he is still drawn to his former life.

In the following essay, Hagopian examines what he describes as religious, Dantesque elements in the story.

In the following essay, Eby focuses on Fitzgerald's use of double entendre to convey the themes of the story.