Benjamin Button

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fictional character literary character short story character

Benjamin Button is a fictional man who ages in reverse, growing younger as time passes, in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s story "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button."

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Label Occurrences
Benjamin Button canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
short story character ⓘ
adaptedIn The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ⓘ
surface form: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008 film)
ageProgressionDirection reverse ⓘ
appearsIn The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ⓘ
basedOn concept of reverse aging ⓘ
birthCondition born with the appearance of an old man ⓘ
creator F. Scott Fitzgerald ⓘ
diesAs an infant ⓘ
familyName Button ⓘ
fictionalUniverse The Curious Case of Benjamin Button universe ⓘ
firstAppearance The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hasFather Roger Button ⓘ
hasSpouse Hildegarde Moncrief ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
lifeProgression physically becomes younger over time ⓘ
literaryGenre fantasy ⓘ
speculative fiction ⓘ
literaryMovement American modernism ⓘ
mediumOfOrigin short story ⓘ
narrativeRole protagonist ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableCharacteristic ages in reverse ⓘ
grows younger as time passes ⓘ
occupation businessman ⓘ
portrayedBy Brad Pitt ⓘ
publicationYearOfFirstAppearance 1922 ⓘ
publishedIn Collier’s magazine ⓘ
surface form: Collier's magazine
setting Baltimore ⓘ
settingPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
symbolizes the arbitrariness of age norms ⓘ
the disconnect between physical and mental age ⓘ
themeAssociated aging ⓘ
identity ⓘ
social expectations ⓘ
time ⓘ

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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button → mainCharacter → Benjamin Button ⓘ
Daisy Fuller → loveInterestOf → Benjamin Button ⓘ
Daisy Fuller → hasLoveInterest → Benjamin Button ⓘ
Daisy Fuller → ageProgressionRelationTo → Benjamin Button ⓘ
Daisy Fuller → hasChildWith → Benjamin Button ⓘ
Queenie in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button → found → Benjamin Button ⓘ
subject surface form: Queenie (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
Queenie in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button → raisesAsHerOwnChild → Benjamin Button ⓘ
subject surface form: Queenie (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)