In “Babylon Revisited,” Fitzgerald demonstrates not only the effect of the crash on the environment, but also its effect on people’s emotions. Reflecting on his past, Charlie realizes that he “spoiled this city for [him]self.” In doing so, he let “the days c[o]me along one after another, [until] two years were gone, and everything was gone, and [he] was gone” (212). Previously “he [was] a sort of royalty, almost infallible,” but now, people “glanc[e] at him with frightened eyes” (213, 214). Therefore, because Fitzgerald contrasts the pride and euphoria of the Roaring Twenties to the sadness of the Depression, “the tragedy of the Golden Twenties reaches its highest artistic realization” (Perosa 96). Furthermore, Charlie’s return to Paris leads him to reconsider his actions during the Roaring Twenties. Eventually, he realizes his ultimate fault: straying from his ideals in search of wealth. Charlie yearns to “jump back a whole generation and trust in character again as the…