Curious Case of Benjamin Button Plot Diagram
Protagonist vs Antagonist
Climax
Resolution and Theme
PLOT
Man vs Society
- Ben's father is originally ashamed of Ben and forced him to act like a baby out of denial
- Ben's future wife often gets angered with him due to his process of aging that he cannot control
- Roscoe, Ben's son, refuses to acknowledge him as a father and wants to be called "Uncle Roscoe"
- Benjamin meets his future wife, Hildegarde
- He immediately falls in love
- he finds his "purpose" of his life
- he experiences true feelings and emotions
Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Title: Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Narrator: omniscient narrator
- The resolution of this story is Benjamin eventually fading away with his age and dying
- There are multiple themes that correspond with this short story
- Enjoy life while you can, don't take anything for granted
- society and its laws can be very heavy, burdensome and meaningless
- you cannot interfere with time and what it brings
Rising Actions
Falling action
Exposition
- Roger Button's reaction towards the hospital faculty concerning his child
- Ben is originally rejected by his father (in the sense that his father believed that they were lying about Benjamin being his child)
- Ben Gradually gets younger
- His mentality along with his physical stature continues to diminish to younger years
- he is shunned by many, even colleges
- he goes through his schooling along through life as appearing older than his father
- Ben settles down and is married to Hildegarde
- They have a child (Roscoe)
- Ben joins the army 2 times (once as a Lt. colonel and another as a Brigadier Gen)
- Ben has run ins with the army where they feel he is lying about his age
- Ben continues to become younger
- Ben has to chose to move to Italy with Hildegarde or live with his son
Setting: Beginning -1860's ranges from hospital to home
Middle - Schooling, Work spaces, dances
Ending - Own home, Work space, Child's home
Situation: From the time Benjamin Button was born, he had gradually "Grown" from an old age through his childhood. He must go through his life with the challenges of being older when he is younger and younger when he is older
Characters: Benjamin Button, Roger Button, Dr. Keene & Staff, Grandfather, Mr Hart, Hildegarde Moncrief, Roscoe Button, Ben's Grandchild