Playhouse 90 - 1956 Alas Babylon 4-14 was released on: USA: 3 April 1960
Fort Repose in Florida on the Timucuan River
In the novel Alas Babylon, Rita Hernandez is the ex-girlfriend of Randy. she is also the sister of Pete. She has a heritage of Asian and Polynesian blood. She is smart and quick, loves men, stubborn, and is very beautiful.
she thinks he is a peeping tom.
Randy Bragg leaves to meet his brother, Mark, at the nearby McCoy Air Force Base in Orlando. As he drives there, he listens to the news reports on the radio. The Middle East is abuzz with activities and Russia is rattling its sabers at the United States. Randy has heard it before but had not paid much attention to it. In the light of Mark's "Alas, Babylon" warning, though, the news reports are ominous. The warning is Alas Babylon which is the pass word for bad things coming. This is also the name of the book. So that is the relation between the two.
"Alas, Babylon" is a phrase taken from the Bible, specifically the Book of Revelation. It is used in the novel of the same name by Pat Frank as a code between two brothers to signify a catastrophic event has occurred.
No, there is no paradox in "Alas, Babylon" by Pat Frank. The novel primarily focuses on the aftermath of a nuclear war and how a small community in Florida copes with the challenges of survival. It does not contain any paradoxical elements.
Thirteen chapters, but counting the Foreword and Preface, it would be fifteen.
One example of an allusion in "Alas, Babylon" is the reference to the biblical phrase "Alas, Babylon" which is from the Book of Revelation in the Bible. This allusion is used as a code phrase between characters to signal impending danger or disaster, drawing on the biblical connotation of destruction and judgment.
Playhouse 90 - 1956 Alas Babylon 4-14 was released on: USA: 3 April 1960
Mark was a member of the Air Force.
Fort Repose in Florida on the Timucuan River
The onomatopoeia "ker-chung" is used in "Alas, Babylon" to describe the sound of a lock being opened.
The novel's title is derived from Revelation 18:10, which is interpreted and quoted in the book as describing the aftermath of a nuclear attack. In the King James Bible, this passage reads: " Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! For in one hour is thy judgment come. " ***Actually, there is more: Mark, Randy's Airforce brother, had agreed if there was imminent danger that he, Mark was not officially allowed to tell a civilian, he would send Randy a warning message, using the "Alas,Babylon" codewords.
In the novel Alas Babylon, Rita Hernandez is the ex-girlfriend of Randy. she is also the sister of Pete. She has a heritage of Asian and Polynesian blood. She is smart and quick, loves men, stubborn, and is very beautiful.
she thinks he is a peeping tom.
Florence believes Randy is a Peeping Tom