The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by. F. Scott Fitzgerald

Exposition

Setting: Baltimore, Maryland Other major setting change is when Benjamin goes to fight the Spanish-American war

Situation/Climate

The Buttons were very superior in their city, they were well known and were related to a lot of families around. They were ahead of the style and decided that their first bay would be born in a hospital. Mr. Button was was nervous for the birth and as expected. Benjamin Button was born as an old man, big, instead of being born as a child and small.

Characters

Theme

- Mr. and Mrs. Roger Button - Benjamin Button - Hildegarde Moncreif - Roscoe - Dr. Keene

- Lack of public appearence - Change and transformation - Obsession with society, reputation and society

Resolution

Sadly, since Benjamin Button was aging backwards, he eventually became a child and then a baby. During his last moments he forgot all about his past and all of the troublesum memories that he experienced. The darkness appeared and that was the last we heard about him, he died as a child and did his life backwards.

Fitzgerald, F. Scott, et al. “Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ Summary and Analysis.” GradeSaver, www.gradesaver.com/short-stories-of-f-scott-fitzgerald/study-guide/summary-the-curious-case-of-benjamin-button. Shmoop Editorial Team. “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Summary.” Shmoop, Shmoop University, 11 Nov. 2008, www.shmoop.com/study-guides/literature/curious-case-benjamin-button/summary.