Babylon Revisited Essay | Essay

This student essay consists of approximately 2 pages of analysis of Babylon Revisited.

Babylon Revisited Essay | Essay

This student essay consists of approximately 2 pages of analysis of Babylon Revisited.
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Babylon Revisited

Summary: F. Scott Fitzgerald's Babylon Revisited
In life, one must realize that it is impossible to be perfect and so there are always going to be things that one will regret. Modernist author, F. Scott Fitzgerald, in his short story, "Babylon Revisited", tells the story of a man who has made many mistakes in his life and is living with these regrets and trying desperately to bring his life back together. In the story, Fitzgerald draws heavily upon the current events of the world he is living in and uses the present to depict the past.

The 1920s were a time of leisure and carelessness. The Great War had ended in 1918 and everyone was eager to return to some semblance of normalcy. The end of the war and the horrors and atrocities that it resulted in now faced millions of people. This caused a backlash against traditional values and morals as people began to...

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