Night Out On The Ritz :: essays research papers

In the short novel Babylon Revisited, written by F.Scott Fitzgerald there are many different settings in the story. One of the main settings in the story is the avoid at the beginning. The pub it self represents the jazz era, where everyone wore fancy clothes, partied all the time and tipped well. The bar is also a cold reminder how the Americans used to live in the 20s, since they have almost no cash in the 30s. It also represents the old Charlie Wales and it serves as a reminder to the new Charlie Wales round his past.We were sort of royalty, almost infallible, with a sort of magic around us(89). The old Charlie Wales lived during the economic boom of the 20s, or other acute known as the jazz era. He lived a good life. During that time, he dog-tired a lot of time drinking and throwing away money he remembered thousand-franc notes given to an orchestra for playing a single number, hundred-franc notes tossed to a doorman for calling a cab(90). Sometimes just acting immatur e with his friends Duncan Schaeffer and Lorraine Quarrles We did have such good times that crazy spring, like that wickedness you and I stole that butchers tricycle(98). Nevertheless, he spent a lot of time in a bar called the Ritz. When he runner got there, it was instinctive to give the head barman his numbers were he was staying as if it was his second home. If you see Mr.Schaeffer, give him thisIts my brother-inlaws address. I havent settled on a hotel yet(86). by and by the rolling 20s came the economic depression of the 30s. Everyone was affected, horizontal the high and mighty that thought they were even royalties were affected. Charlie Wales asked the bartender By the way, whats become of Claude Fessenden?Alix lowered his voice confidentially Hes in Paris, but he doesnt come here any more. capital of Minnesota doesnt allow it. He ran up a bill of 30 thousand francs, charging all his drinks, his lunches, and usually his dinner, for more than a year. And when Paul at long last told him he had to pay, he gave him a bad check.(87)When Charlie Wales first came to Paris his first stop was an old bar he used to go to, the Ritz. such(prenominal) had changed since he had left. It was not an American bar any more-he felt civilised in it, and not as if he owned it(86).