Babylon Revisited

by

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Duncan Schaeffer Character Analysis

An old friend of Charlie’s from college. Duncan is one of the few people left in Paris that Charlie knows from his time living there. Unlike Charlie, however, Duncan doesn’t seem to have sobered up or matured at all since losing everything in the crash. Rather, he continues to drink and party. Although Charlie initially leaves his address for Duncan at the Ritz, he seems to change his mind about wanting to see Duncan after they run into each other and Charlie realizes that his old social group has become repellent to him. Charlie sees Duncan as a ghost from his past life, and therefore he politely turns down Duncan’s repeated invitations to go out together. When Duncan and Lorraine Quarrles show up drunk at Marion Peters’ house without an invitation, the intrusion disturbs Marion Peters so much that it causes her to change her mind about allowing Charlie to take Honoria back to Prague with him.

Duncan Schaeffer Quotes in Babylon Revisited

The Babylon Revisited quotes below are all either spoken by Duncan Schaeffer or refer to Duncan Schaeffer . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Section 2 Quotes

Somehow, an unwelcome encounter. They liked him because he was functioning, because he was serious; they wanted to see him, because he was stronger than they were now, because they wanted to draw a certain sustenance from his strength.

Related Characters: Charlie Wales, Duncan Schaeffer , Lorraine Quarrles
Page Number: 623
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Duncan Schaeffer Quotes in Babylon Revisited

The Babylon Revisited quotes below are all either spoken by Duncan Schaeffer or refer to Duncan Schaeffer . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Wealth and Poverty Theme Icon
).
Section 2 Quotes

Somehow, an unwelcome encounter. They liked him because he was functioning, because he was serious; they wanted to see him, because he was stronger than they were now, because they wanted to draw a certain sustenance from his strength.

Related Characters: Charlie Wales, Duncan Schaeffer , Lorraine Quarrles
Page Number: 623
Explanation and Analysis: