In the short story Babylon Revisited, F. Scott Fitzgerald reveals Charlie Wales' struggles to regain his pride as well as dealing with internal conflicts after dealing with his alcoholism and the death of his wife . As Charlie begins to put his life back together, he is constantly reminded of all the negative things he did in the past. Fitzgerald characterizes Charlie through diction, imagery, and syntax to convey his impact on the overall theme of the past, which cannot be escaped through constant struggle. Fitzgerald uses passionate diction to show Charlie's true character. On the walk home, Charlie remembers all the good and bad times from his past. Referring to his memories he feels “exultant” and yet satisfied. (Fitzgerald 6). Fitzgerald uses this word to embrace Charlie's hope for the future and try to make amends with his past. Such diction shows Charlie's optimistic personality and character. Despite arguing with his wife, Charlie makes the mistakes he still suffers from. He refers to their relationship as “reconciled” before his death (Fitzgerald 6). He uses this term to satisfy his conscience by believing that he has justified their relationship. The author uses these word choices to evaluate Charlie's optimistic character in hopes of learning from his mistakes and improving his relationship with his daughter. Fitzgerald uses memorial imagery to portray Charlie's repentant character throughout the story. Charlie has constant flashbacks of the faults he committed with his wife before she died. Charlie is haunted by the image of Helen in his dreams and all the things he did wrong to her when they were together (Fitzgerald 6). Fitzgerald uses the image...... center of the card ...... on Marlon's door, he recognizes that it is the "ghost from the past" who comes to remind him of all the problems he has caused throughout his life . He comes to the conclusion that no matter how far he has come, his past will always come back to haunt him. Charlie is unable to cope with the guilt he carries inside for his past, "the memory of those days overwhelmed him like a nightmare" and his inability to atone for it terrifies him. Charlie calls his past a nightmare because he is saddened by his actions and his battle with alcohol. Charlie is torn by his own guilt-ridden conscience that leads him to “blame the mistakes of his past for the pains of his present” unable to escape the past with lingering memories of his deplorable actions (Toor 1). He continues to carry with him the anguish of his past which inadvertently causes his present to suffocate with the agony he feels..