The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (1922) is a short story by F.Scott Fitzgerald. Published at the beginning of Fitzgerald’s career as a leading writer of American fiction, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button appeared in the May 27, 1922 edition of Collier’s.In 2008, the story was adapted into a blockbuster film starring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, and Taraji P.Henson. In the city of Baltimore, Benjamin Button is born with a mysterious condition that gives him the appearance and intellect of a 70-year-old man.As a child, he suffers from misunderstanding and loneliness, and following his rejection from Yale College at the age of 18, he returns home to run his father’s hardware store.Now appearing as a 50-year-old, he falls in love with Hildegarde Moncrief, the young daughter of a decorated general.The two marry, but as Benjamin grows younger he begins to dream of a life away from an aging wife and the boredoms of domesticity.In 1898, he enlists in the Spanish-American War and embarks on