Introduction
In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1931 story “Babylon Revisited,” the protagonist Charlie Wales, returning to Paris several years after leading a tumultuous life there in the 20s, comes to a disquieting conclusion as he looks around the Ritz bar: “It was not an American bar anymore—he felt polite in it, and...
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| Izvleček: | In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1931 story “Babylon Revisited,” the protagonist Charlie Wales, returning to Paris several years after leading a tumultuous life there in the 20s, comes to a disquieting conclusion as he looks around the Ritz bar: “It was not an American bar anymore—he felt polite in it, and not as if he owned it. It had gone back into France” (616). This story encapsulates the essence of American expatriate modernism; the claim of ownership highlights an arrogant assumption not only ... |
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