Theme of past in “Babylon Revisited”

In “Babylon revisited” author F.Scott Fitzgerald touched many different themes and

aspects of human life. Themes such love, revenge, money are bound closely through

the whole story. But I think the theme of past or the way our past affects our present

is most important and dominant theme of the book.

In the beginning of the story main character, Charlie, talks to barmen Alix while

sitting in the Ritz bar. He asked him about his old friends who he spend time with

drinking years ago. And he finds out that almost all of them, for different reasons, not

here anymore. And that become obvious that past is here and it will be here all the time.

In conversation with barmen Charlie mention his daughter and surprised Alix. For people

like Charlie and his friends barmen was a person who they speak almost every day and

he know everything about his clients. The fact that barmen knew nothing about Charlie’s

daughter gives us idea what kind o...