The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Film and Book Compare/Contrast

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Compare and Contrast Originally written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a short story unlike any other. It tells the story of a man who is born as a fragile, elderly individual who physically, becomes younger as he grows older mentally.The warped sense of time and aging in this story makes it incredibly unique and interesting. In 2008 the story written by F. Scott Fitzgerald was made into a film. Although the film and the short story are telling about the same man, they are wildly different. Although there are some similarities in the theme, the character development, plot and conflict, and setting are very different. The setting of the short story and film are in two complete different times, which makes them very different. In the short story, Benjamin Button is born in 1860. He lives in a time where young, rich males go to ivy league schools, and courtship is more or less an art form. During his life, Benjamin fights in the Spanish-American war in 1898. The film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button takes place in the 21st century. In the film Benjamin is born in 1918, at the end of World War I. This is fifty-eight years later than what is mentioned in the original story. This changes many different aspects of the story. In the film Benjamin is growing up in a time where there are cars and telephones, and other modern technology. The people in the story are far less pretentious it seems, because social customs are different. Along with the setting of the two stories, the development of the characters also differs in many ways. In both stories, Benjamin begins his life as an old man, and grows younger and younger each day. In the short story, Benjamin actually begins his life as a full grown, seventy year old man. In the opening scene it describes Benjamin sitting in the bassinet wrapped in a blanket, both of which are much too small for him. Although it may seem comical, Benjamin’s