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Week 8.1: F. Scott Fitzgerald, "Babylon Revisited"


Reading:
F. Scott Fitzgerald (973-4), "Babylon Revisited," 980-94


Study Question:
1. The Norton introduction to Fitzgerald states that "Babylon Revisited" is both a personal and a national story (973).  How would you support this contention? How does Fitzgerald let Charlie's story work as a synecdoche for the nation?