Babylon Revisited Thesis

I will be analyzing how F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “Babylon Revisited” and William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” portrayed the impact that family has on one’s life.

II. Second, ask yourself how the 2 texts differ in their presentation of this shared topic—in tone, in message, in form, in writing style, or in something else.

In Fitzgerald’s “Babylon Revisited,” his writing was that of “gloomy aftermath of excess” (Baym, Levin, & Franklin, 2012, p. 963). “Babylon Revisited” occurred after the stock market crashed and this set the tone of the story. The message that Fitzgerald portrayed was that one can change their life around for the better even after something as divesting as financial ruin. These changes in circumstances motivated the

Third, ask yourself why the 2 texts differ, noting particularly the different historical moments or circumstances in which the texts were produced. Out of this consideration, craft your thesis statement answering the question: How do [your chosen texts] differ in their handling of [their shared topic], and what circumstances contributed to these differences?

a. Both stories could be writings of true events along with personal experiences.

b. Thesis Statement: Influenced by the modernism literary movement, “Babylon Revisited” and “A Rose for Emily” portray family life; the former text portrays how a change in circumstances can be used to bring families together; where as the latter text can be used to show how the change in circumstances can destroy a family.

IV. Fourth, select your organizational pattern: block format (discuss one text in the first half of the paper and discuss the other text in the second half of the paper) or alternating format (in each paragraph discuss one aspect of each text—the first text in the first half of the paragraph, the second text in the second half of the paragraph—alternating back and forth throughout the

When doing so, I will discuss one aspect of each text- the first text (“Babylon Revisited”) in the first half of the paragraph, and the second text (“A Rose for Emily”) in the second half of the paragraph- alternating back and forth throughout the paper.

V. Fifth, craft your outline based on your chosen organizational pattern and flesh out that outline with evidence from your chosen literary texts.

1. Both F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “Babylon Revisited” and William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” is modern writings that include true events.

a. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “Babylon Revisited” takes place after the crash of the stock market. When asked how he was doing, Charlie replied, “really extremely well” and “my income last year was bigger than it was when I had money” (Baym et al., 2012, p. 982).

b. Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” takes place after Emily dies. “When Miss Emily Grierson died, our whole town went to her funeral” (Baym et al., 2012, p. 998). The story recalls events that occurred in Emily’s life, such as her father dying and her lover leaving her.

2. Fitzgerald’s “Babylon Revisited” and William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” could both be writings from personal