Babylon Revisited: And Other Stories | The Long Way Out | Summary

The first person narrator opens a story with reference to the group discussion of oubliettes. These dungeons let the doctor convey the story of the story, the story of a young woman Kim. The birth of her second child led to a coma, and she woke up with schizophrenia or 'personal department'.

Mrs. Kim was admitted to a special nursing home for the nursing home near Philadelphia. After 10 months of treatment, her progress is very good, she is thought to be worthy of experimental excursion. She is preparing to have a five-day vacation at Virginia Beach. Mrs. Kim wears special clothing and accessories.

However, on the way to the hospital to meet his wife, King George caused a serious car accident. He is expected to die of injury within a few hours. The staff at the sanatorium decided to avoid talking to Mrs. Kim about the incident, but said her husband was delayed unexpectedly.

It has a dramatic dramatic satire - the reader knows the opposition of one or more characters - the lady continued lying and continued day to day. George's death was "unthinkable" to his wife so she was able to accept the promised trip everyday, even after quietly explaining that Dr. Pilly, the doctor's doctor's degree, was overweight and died. Other patients in the sanator did not think she was acting oddly; instead, she became a model of their "tranquility".

This story is sweet and distracting. Inspired by Fitzgerald and the real experience of his scholarly wife Zelda, this story challenges the reader to decide what is true and imaginary. When the doctor told her that her husband died, Mrs. Kim smiled and believed that they were testing her to determine if she is still sick. Dr. Perry's conclusion is also worth noting that Mrs. Kim regularly met with her husband through the sanatorium hall and set a "model of tranquility" for other patients.

Why is Fitzgerald referring to the French dungeon caused by fear and esoteric fear? Oubliette, whose name comes from a French verb meaning "Forget" is a special sadistic medieval prison where the only exit or entrance is through the hole in the ceiling. In addition to the title of the story, "long way out", these oubliettes may be a symbol of oppression and despair. As a dungeon, oubliettes imprisoned the people's body; likewise Fitzgerald believes schizophrenia has an impact on the mind.

Both John Cheever and F. Scott Fitzgerald are writers of the 20th century, whose theme reflects despair and emptiness of life. In the story of "Swimmer" and "Babylon's Revisit", the heroes encounter similar problems, but each story has different performances. The theme of these two stories is related to the ultimate collapse of people. "Swimmer" is the story of the person who is actually swimming. He did not know anything about his situation at first, but as time went on he began to notice that he lost everything. In "Babylon's revisit", the key person is "recovery drunk" which went back to his hometown in hopes of regaining her daughter. However, question from ... show more content

F. Scott Fitzgerald 's "Babylon Revisit" is a short story. This story was published in "Saturday Evening Post" in 1931. This deep personal short story reflects the events of Fitzgerald's life before and after the stock market crash in 1929. In 1954, the story was adapted to a movie called "I saw Paris at the end." "Reviewing Babylon" is a short story composed of five parts. First I met Charlie Wales, the main character, in Liz Bar in Paris. He is an American foreigner who once lived in Paris. With the fuss in the 1920s, Charlie sent a luxurious lifestyle filled with parties and alcohol, and do not worry. In the bar, he and his acquaintance Alix (bartender) talked about his old friend who had a party in the jazz era.