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Author F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the story "Babylon Revisited". He was a successful author during the Great Depression and the Stock Market Crash, managing to make 40,000 plus a year. In 1939 his reputation and income went downhill and eventually in 1940, he died. He lived a life much like the characters he wrote about, especially that of Charlie Wales. In this story there is a man named Charlie Wales that has come to regain the custody of his daughter Honoria, and the big question is should he get it? In most cases, there is rarely a time when a man wants to take full responsibility for his actions, especially when it comes to children. Charlie Wales is a man that has turned away from his God given privilege to be a father. After realizing what he has done, he makes a change in his life and wants to come back and take care of his daughter. I believe even though Charlie Wales lived an unpredictable lifestyle
at one point, he should still be able to raise his daughter. Despite what some may believe, being the biological parent of a child has a lot of value. Charlie Wales realized that his life wouldn't be complete without his daughter. He didn't want to miss out on her childhood, which is the most influential part of a person's life. Honoria wants to live with her father and can't wait for the day when she will be able to. As she says, "Daddy, I want to come and live with you ... I love you better than anybody. And you love me better than anybody, don't you?"(1871). I don't think it would be right to take away the only immediate family that Honoria has left. Everyone should have a sense of family and be able to interact with their immediate family. Charlie has removed himself from "Babylon" and become more of a real man. He has become more responsible, and now he is trying to prove himself to everyone around him that he is wor
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Approximate Word count = 631
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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