Charles Wales and his mistakes

In “Babylon Revisited” by F.Scott Fitzgerald, the main character, people view Charles Wales differently. He has made many mistakes in his life but comes back to Paris to show that he has changed. After losing his wife and his daughter he sees that he needs to make a change in his lifestyle.
Charles Wales is a good man he has just made a few wrong decisions in his life and now he is dealing with the consequences. Before he lost his daughter and wife he thought his life was perfect. He had money, a good wife, and his alcohol. Helen and Charles enjoyed spending money and partying and having a good time. They would go around Paris night after night, drinking and being with their friends. In time, Marion, Helen’s sister was angry for the way they threw money away. One drunken night Charles and Helen got into a fight and he went home. Charles was drunk and upset so he locked the door to their house and thought nothing of it. Helen ends up at Marion’s house, which she will never forget how cold and upset her sister was. Marion blames that night on Charles and says he is the reason she died.
Lincoln is Marion’s husband and he can’t decide whose side to be on. When he’s not with Marion he agrees that Charles is ready to take his child home with him. When he’s around Marion he doesn’t stand up for Charles, he just sits back and lets Marion talk. She becomes upset with Charles very easily over his mistakes in the past. Marion wants Honoria to be where she thinks Helen would want her. When Charles first comes back to Paris and he begins talking to Marion about having his daughter back she automatically assumes that his drinking is not over and that he will drink again. It is hard to forget the past and to forgive someone for their mistakes but Marion blames all the wrongs on Charles. In this book she doesn’t mention Helen drinking and partying like she does Charles, even though she is her sister, Helen wasn’t always the best mother to Honoria.
He takes Honoria out to eat one day to talk to her and spend time with her. Charles wants to forget who he was in the past and look toward the future. He has been sober for over a year and wants to take responsibility for his daughter. At the time when he signed the papers for Marion to take Honoria, he was in no condition to take care if her. Marion has had Honoria since her mother’s death and now it’s time to let Charles take her, but she can’t forget anything he has done.
Charles past is a constant reminder to him and everyone else of his mistakes. Through out this story he is reminded many times of who he used to be. Marion thinks he hasn’t changed, Lincoln thinks he should have another chance, and Charles made himself change for the better. He walks around Paris night after night remembering his mistakes and how all that he has done was not worth what he has lost, his dear daughter. Honoria longs to be with her father as well as he longs to be a good father to her. He has missed enough in her life and he can’t handle missing anymore.
This story was really interesting, it reminds me of my husband and I. We both have made many mistakes in the four years that we have been together. There are people who mess up all the time and it’s either forget what they did or hold it against them . I had to do this with my husband, he didn’t always make the best decisions, so I could hate him for hurting me or forgive him. Marion needs to forgive Charles and let him be the father he wants to be, he deserves a second chance.