Pat Frank's Alas Babylon
The Money Lover Edgar Quisenberry in
Pat Frank’s “Alas Babylon” "Alas Babylon" is a story in which Pat Frank, the author, presents the Cold War. The character’s struggle against society and nature to survive without many vital amenities. Edgar Quisenberry, the president of First National Bank in Fort Repose, experiences the misery of a world that has been destructed by a nuclear bomb. Later, when Edgar Quisenberry was forced to close his bank, he realizes that all his hopes of having the bank’s money were gone. The overwhelming disappointment kills Edgar. The character of Edgar is a business man that prides himself with money and is represented as being greedy, stubborn and depressed. Edgar was a hard-working businessman; however, his
Pat Frank’s “Alas Babylon” "Alas Babylon" is a story in which Pat Frank, the author, presents the Cold War. The character’s struggle against society and nature to survive without many vital amenities. Edgar Quisenberry, the president of First National Bank in Fort Repose, experiences the misery of a world that has been destructed by a nuclear bomb. Later, when Edgar Quisenberry was forced to close his bank, he realizes that all his hopes of having the bank’s money were gone. The overwhelming disappointment kills Edgar. The character of Edgar is a business man that prides himself with money and is represented as being greedy, stubborn and depressed. Edgar was a hard-working businessman; however, his