In a person's life, their history can have a significant impact on their present and future. Each person has a different attitude towards their past. Some people try to ignore it or to escape from their past and create a bright future; others prefer to immerse themselves in the memories of their past. The best approach is to remember past mistakes and learn from them for a better future. the story "Babylon Revisited", each of the main characters deals with their past in a different way Charlie tries to move forward in his life, but his past comes back to him, his daughter lives the present and wants to leave with him. who stays and remembers the past very well, is Marion, who is the most influential person in the story. During the story, Charlie tries to get his daughter back, forget his negative past and build with her. a bright future however, Charlie tries to change, the first place he visits in Paris is the bar. Additionally, one of the first things Charlie does in Paris is live down his bartender's address, so his old friend Duncan Schaeffer can find him. Later that day, Charlie goes to Peters to ask for his daughter and legal custody of her. Right now Charlie is sober, doing well and seems like a nice guy. Charlie tries to prove himself to Peter's family. Charlie promises he will take care of his daughter. Unfortunately, Charlie's actions speak louder. On the surface, he appears to be fine and sober, but his transformation is superficial. Charlie doesn't enjoy himself, but he still drinks a drink a day and keeps in touch with his old friends Duncan and Lorraine; those who were drunk and infl...... middle of paper ...... errors. Charlie is not ready to change himself, as he repeats his past misdeeds. It seems like he can never change or be happy with what he has or had in his past. There is no money in the world that can help him. The story of “Babylon Revisited” has a disappointing ending and Charlie leaves empty-handed. In life, anyone who tries to change has to put in a lot of effort and time to do so. If a person wants to change himself, the first step he must take is to remember his past mistakes and move away from them. A person's past will always be a part of them. He can never escape it or ignore it, but he can learn from it and change himself. Each person must learn to use their unpleasant experience of the past as an advantage, stay away from their past misdeeds and build a bright future. © 2010 Applied Linguistics LLCWorks Citedbbylon Revisited