The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Themes
Identity
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is the story of a man who is born old and ages backwards. The story explores the way that age dictates identity; how old we are has quite a bit to do with who...
Life, Consciousness, and Existence
By presenting a rather unusual scenario (a man who ages backwards), "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" explores the nature of life, death, and aging in the rest of us. This story poses several q...
Transformation
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" explores a particular kind of transformation: aging. The story reminds us that physical changes are necessarily accompanied by personality changes: older peopl...
Society and Class
In many ways, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" criticizes and even satirizes the social concerns of the upper class. In the face of an extraordinary occurrence, all that any of these socialite...
Family
We tend to think of family as the people who support us at all possible times. This is not the case in "Benjamin Button." Because Benjamin is different, his parents have difficulty accepting him fo...