English Literature

Introduction Exposition
The story starts as Mr. Roger Button was anxious of the new addition to his family. A girl or boy it may be, he rushed to the hospital with unease. Meeting hospital staffs with odd expressions as he introduced hes Mr. Button, it added up to his fret with the way he was dealt. From unanswered questions to clumsy reactions, he finally saw his son. Benjamin Button was born to a case foreign to people. As a baby, he looked like a man aged 70. Shame was all over the hospital and is Mr. Roger Button is. Benjamin Button seemed to be a disgrace to the social status his father has in the society. Still, he was taken in the same way a real father would do to his own son. Moreover, Benjamin had to like and do the things that a boy of his age is expected to do. He had to endure boredom in weaving papers and shaking rattles.

Rising Action Conflict
Benjamin Button entered as a freshman in Yale University but he was thought of as a lunatic insisting as 18 despite having the physical appearance of a 50 year-old. He inherited his fathers business, Roger Button  Co., Wholesale Hardware, at the age of 20. Benjamin fell in love, was engaged, and eventually married Hildegarde Moncrief. The relationship of the couple had issues not only to General Moncrief, Hildegardes father, but also to the society. The business Benjamin inherited prospered and he fulfilled General Moncriefs dream of having published the History of the Civil War which 15 prominent publishers have rejected.

Climax
It seemed that theres a new vigor with the blood as it flowed through his veins. Benjamin started to look on the gay or happy side of life which in turn became the subject of jealousy by his contemporaries. The people would make remarks saying He seems to grow younger every year. to Benjamin. Unlike before, he already started to cease liking Hildegarde. What seemed beauty to him years ago is fading away now that his wife has reached the age of 35. Benjamin entered the army because his home had lesser appealing charm than it used to be. He acquired a medal and went home since his business needed attention. Along with that, he noticed that he has indeed becoming younger. The world turn upside down and from the gossips of having a lovely young lady being with an old man, it has now been changed to a young man stuck with an old lady. Benjamin was at its height being a bachelor who danced with young married women and debutantes while his wife sits along with the chaperones. As Benjamin goes stronger and youthful, he entered Harvard and defeated the Yale football team as he handed over the business to his son, Roscoe.

Falling Action
As Benjamin reached third year, his body grew smaller to the extent he was taken over by the freshmen. He entered St. Midas, a preparatory school for college. He went home along with his Harvard Diploma having his son to live with since Hildegarde moved to Italy. Benjamin received a letter stating he was wanted back to service in the military but he failed to due to his unbelievable appearance. He started to feel doing what he had used to love but he couldnt. He grew younger than and what seemed to be the grandfather of Roscoes son is a mere kid. Roscoe felt shame and humiliation if the real truth about his father comes out.

Resolution Conclusion Denouement
Benjamin, just like a kid, entered kindergarten school and had the same nurse with his grandchild. He discovered happiness while weaving papers and he was happy with things. Benjamin had experienced being youth at an old age and old age at the age of youth. For three years he stayed at kindergarten, he was finding school a hard thing to manage. He latter enjoyed learning how to say elephant and jumping on bed. He had his last days on his crib with fading images along with the milks scent.

Was the change sudden or gradual Was there an epiphany
The change was gradual because it took time before Benjamin grew younger. It took a time of 70 years for the entire change to take place.

Was this a coming of age or initiation of story
For me, it was the coming of age. Though it started as something old ending to something young, it cannot be called an initiation. It is for the reason that age came to Benjamin in a reverse manner having the latter to be experienced first and the start experienced as last. Benjamin broke the norms by having to grow younger than older because of an unidentified reason other than he was born in that way.

How sympathetic a character is he or she at the beginning The end
From the beginning until the end, Benjamin became a very sympathetic character for me. A lot of things were deprived from him because of his condition. He had to be ashamed of and he also had to experience humiliations not only because of him but also because of his family and the people around him.